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Cicero

Letters to Atticus Passage 2

Passage 1,166 of 1,479

Canonical reference 13.29.2

Latin

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si Faberianum explicas, emamus vel magno; si minus, ne parvo quidem possumus. Clodiam igitur. a qua ipsa ob eam causam sperare videor, quod et multo minoris sunt et Dolabellae nomen tam expeditum videtur ut etiam repraesentatione confidam. de hortis satis. cras aut te aut causam; quam quidem puto futuram Faberianam. sed si poteris. Ciceronis epistulam tibi remisi.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

If you settle the Faberian affair, let us buy even at a high price; if not, we cannot buy even cheaply. Then Clodia's. I seem to have hope from her precisely because her gardens are much cheaper and Dolabella's debt seems so easy to realize that I am confident even of immediate payment. Enough about the gardens. Tomorrow I expect either you or an explanation, which I think will be the Faberian business. But only if you can. I sent Cicero's letter back to you.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Si tu débrouilles l’affaire Faberius, achetons même cher; sinon, nous ne pouvons acheter même à bas prix. Passons donc à Clodia. J’ai quelque espoir précisément parce que ses jardins valent beaucoup moins et que la créance de Dolabella paraît si nette que j’ai confiance même en un paiement immédiat. Assez parlé des jardins. Demain, je verrai soit toi, soit la raison de ton absence; je pense qu’elle sera Faberius. Mais viens si tu peux. Je t’ai renvoyé la lettre de Cicéron.

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