On Fate Passage 2

Nam cum essem in Puteolano Hirtiusque noster, consul designatus, isdem in locis, vir nobis amicissimus et his studiis, in quibus nos a pueritia viximus, deditus, multum una eramus, maxime nos quidem exquirentes ea consilia, quae ad pacem et ad concordiam civium pertinerent. Cum enim omnes post interitum Caesaris novarum perturbationum causae quaeri viderentur iisque esse occurrendum putaremus, omnis fere nostra in his deliberationibus consumebatur oratio, idque et saepe alias et quodam liberiore, quam solebat, et magis vacuo ab interventoribus die, cum ad me ille venisset, primo ea, quae erant cotidiana et quasi legitima nobis, de pace et de otio.

For when I was at my estate near Puteoli, and our friend Hirtius, consul-designate, was in the same region, a man very dear to me and devoted to those studies in which I have lived since boyhood, we spent much time together. Above all, we were seeking plans that concerned peace and harmony among the citizens. For since, after Caesar's death, everyone seemed to be looking for the causes of new disturbances, and we thought that these had to be forestalled, almost all our conversation was spent on these deliberations. This happened often on other occasions, and also on one particular day, freer than usual and less interrupted by visitors, when he came to me. We began with our customary and almost prescribed topics, peace and tranquillity.

Je me trouvais dans ma propriété de Pouzzoles, et notre cher Hirtius, consul désigné, séjournait dans les mêmes parages. C’était un homme qui m’était très attaché et qui se consacrait aux études dans lesquelles nous avons vécu depuis l’enfance. Nous passions beaucoup de temps ensemble, cherchant surtout les mesures propres à assurer la paix et la concorde entre les citoyens. Après la mort de César, comme chacun semblait chercher les causes de nouveaux troubles et que nous pensions devoir les prévenir, presque tous nos entretiens se consumaient en ces délibérations. Ce fut encore le cas un jour où, plus libres que d’ordinaire et moins exposés aux visites importunes, nous étions ensemble chez moi. Nous parlâmes d’abord de la paix et du repos, sujets pour nous quotidiens et presque consacrés par l’usage.