Letters to Atticus Passage 2

Agusius quidam Rhodo venerat viii Idus Quint. is nuntiabat Quintum filium ad Caesarem profectum iiii Kal. Iun. , Philotimum Rhodum pridie eum diem venisse, habere ad me litteras. ipsum Agusium audies. sed tardius iter faciebat. eo feci ut eo celeriter eunti darem. quid sit in iis litteris nescio, sed mihi valde Quintus frater gratulatur. equidem in meo tanto peccato nihil ne cogitatione quidem adsequi possum quod mihi tolerabile possit esse.

A certain Agusius had come from Rhodes on July 8. He reported that the younger Quintus had set out for Caesar on May 29, and that Philotimus had reached Rhodes the day before, carrying a letter for me. You will hear Agusius himself, though he was traveling rather slowly. That is why I gave my letter to someone going there quickly. I do not know what is in Philotimus' letter, but my brother Quintus congratulates me warmly. For my part, amid so great an error of my own, I cannot attain even in thought anything that could be tolerable to me.

Un certain Agusius était arrivé de Rhodes le 8 juillet. Il annonçait que le jeune Quintus était parti rejoindre César le 29 mai, et que Philotimus était arrivé à Rhodes la veille de ce jour avec des lettres pour moi. Tu entendras Agusius lui-même. Mais il voyageait assez lentement. Voilà pourquoi j’ai confié ma lettre à cet homme qui allait plus vite. J’ignore ce que contiennent ces lettres, mais mon frère Quintus me félicite chaleureusement. Pour ma part, au milieu d’une faute si grande, je ne puis même concevoir par la pensée rien qui puisse m’être supportable.