Lettres à Atticus Passage 1

ego , ut heri ad te scripsi, si et Silius is fuerit quem tu putas nec Drusus facilem se praebuerit, Damasippum velim adgrediare. is , opinor, ita partis fecit in ripa nescio quotenorum iugerum ut certa pretia constitueret; quae mihi nota non sunt. scribes ad me igitur quicquid egeris.

As I wrote to you yesterday, if Silius proves to be as you think and Drusus does not show himself accommodating, I should like you to approach Damasippus. I think he divided his property along the riverbank into plots of I do not know how many iugera each and fixed definite prices, which I do not know. Therefore write to me whatever you accomplish.

Comme je te l’ai écrit hier, si Silius est tel que tu le penses et si Drusus ne se montre pas accommodant, je voudrais que tu abordes Damasippus. Il a, je crois, divisé la rive en je ne sais combien de lots d’autant de jugères afin de fixer des prix déterminés ; je ne les connais pas. Tu m’écriras donc tout ce que tu auras fait.