§6.3.6Gavius est quidam cui cum praefecturam detulissem Bruti rogatu multa et dixit et fecit cum quadam mea contumelia, P. Clodi canis.
There is a certain Gavius to whom, when I had granted a prefectship at Brutus's request, spoke and acted in many ways with a certain insult to me—that cur of P. Clodius.
is me nec proficiscentem Apameam prosecutus est nec, cum postea in castra venisset atque inde discederet, num quid vellem rogavit et fuit aperte mihi nescio qua re non amicus.
He neither escorted me as I was departing for Apamea, nor, when he later came to the camp and was leaving from there, did he ask if I had any commands, and for some reason or other he was openly unfriendly to me.
hunc ego si in praefectis habuissem, quem tu me hominem putares? qui, ut scis, potentissimorum hominum contumaciam numquam tulerim, ferrem huius adseculae? etsi hoc plus est quam ferre, tribuere etiam aliquid benefici et honoris.
If I had kept this man among my prefects, what kind of a man would you think me? Would I, who as you know have never tolerated the insolence of the most powerful men, tolerate that of this hanger-on? Although this is even more than tolerating, to actually bestow on him some benefit and honor.
is igitur Gavius, cum Apameae me nuper vidisset Romam proficiscens, me ita appellavit ut Culleolum vix auderem,
"unde"
inquit
"me iubes petere cibaria praefecti?"
respondi lenius quam putabant oportuisse qui aderant me non instituisse iis dare cibaria quorum opera non essem usus.
This Gavius, therefore, when he recently saw me at Apamea as he was departing for Rome, addressed me in such a way as I would hardly dare to use toward Culleolus: "Where," said he, "do you order me to claim a prefect's allowances?" I replied more gently than those who were present thought I ought to have done, saying that I had not established the custom of giving allowances to those whose services I had not used.
abiit iratus.
He went away angry.
§6.3.7huius nebulonis oratione si Brutus moveri potest, licebit eum solus ames, me aemulum non habebis.
If Brutus can be moved by the talk of this scoundrel, you may love him alone; you will not have me as a rival.
sed illum eum futurum esse puto qui esse debet.
But I think he will turn out to be the sort of man he ought to be.
tibi tamen causam notam esse volui et ad ipsum haec perscripsi diligentissime.
However, I wanted the facts to be known to you, and I have written to him about this in great detail.
omnino (soli enim sumus) nullas umquam ad me litteras misit Brutus, ne proxime quidem de Appio, in quibus non inesset adrogans, ἀκοινονόητον aliquid.
In general (for we are alone), Brutus has never sent me any letter, not even recently about Appius, in which there was not some arrogant, un-sociable tone.
tibi autem valde solet in ore esse
"
Granius autem
non contemnere se et reges odisse superbos. "
in quo tamen ille mihi risum magis quam stomachum movere solet.
But you are very fond of having on your lips: "Granius, however, does not despise himself and hates proud kings." In this, however, he is more apt to move me to laughter than to anger.
sed plane parum cogitat quid scribat aut ad quem.
But he clearly gives too little thought to what he writes or to whom.
§6.3.8Q. Cicero puer legit, ut opinor, et certe, epistulam inscriptam patri suo.
Young Q. Cicero read, as I suppose and indeed feel sure, a letter addressed to his father.
solet enim aperire idque de meo consilio, si quid forte sit quod opus sit sciri.
For he is accustomed to open them, and that by my advice, in case there should be anything which it is necessary to know.
in ea autem epistula erat idem illud de sorore quod ad me.
Now in that letter was the very same matter about his sister as in the one to me.
mirifice conturbatum vidi puerum. lacrimans mecum est questus.
I saw the boy wonderfully disturbed; he complained to me with tears.
quid quaeris? miram in eo pietatem suavitatem humanitatemque perspexi.
In short, I perceived in him a remarkable affection, sweetness, and kindness.
quo maiorem spem habeo nihil fore aliter ac deceat.
From which I have all the greater hope that nothing will go otherwise than as is proper.
id te igitur scire volui.
So I wanted you to know this.
§6.3.9ne illud quidem praetermittam.
Nor will I pass over this either.
Hortensius filius fuit Laodiceae gladiatoribus flagitiose et turpiter.
Hortensius's son conducted himself in a scandalous and disgraceful way at the gladiatorial shows in Laodicea.
hunc ego patris causa vocavi ad cenam quo die venit, et eiusdem patris causa nihil amplius.
For his father's sake, I invited him to dinner on the day he arrived, and for the sake of that same father, nothing more.
is mihi dixit se Athenis me exspectaturum ut mecum decederet.
He told me that he would wait for me at Athens so that he might return home with me.
recte inquam;
"Very well," said I; for what was I to say?
quid enim dicerem? omnino puto nihil esse quod dixit; nolo quidem, ne offendam patrem quem me hercule multum so diligo.
Indeed, I think there is nothing in what he said; and I certainly do not wish it, lest I should offend his father, whom by Hercules I love very much.
sin fuerit meus comes, moderabor ita ne quid eum offendam quem minime volo.
But if he should be my companion, I will manage it in such a way that I do not offend him whom I least wish to.
haec sunt; etiam illud.
These are the matters; and also this: I should like you to send me Q.
orationem Q. Celeris mihi velim mittas contra M. Servilium.
Celer's speech against M. Servilius.
litteras mitte quam primum; si nihil, nihil fieri vel per tuum tabellarium.
Send a letter as soon as possible; if there is no news, let me know that nothing is happening, even through your messenger.
Piliae et filiae salutem.
My greetings to Pilia and your daughter.
cura ut valeas.
Take care of your health.