Lettres à Atticus Passage 2

primum igitur illud te scire volo, Sampsiceramum nostrum amicum vehementer sui status paenitere restituique in eum locum cupere ex quo decidit, doloremque suum impertire nobis et medicinam interdum aperte quaerere, quam ego possum invenire nullam; deinde omnis illius partis auctores ac socios nullo adversario consenescere, consensionem universorum nec voluntatis nec sermonis maiorem umquam fuisse.

First, then, I want you to know that our friend Sampsiceramus bitterly regrets his condition and longs to be restored to the position from which he fell. He shares his pain with me and sometimes openly seeks a remedy, but I can discover none. Next, all the authors and associates of his party are growing old without an opponent, while the unanimity of everyone, both in feeling and speech, has never been greater.

Je veux d’abord que tu saches que notre ami Sampsicéramus regrette vivement sa situation et désire être rétabli au rang d’où il est tombé. Il me fait partager sa douleur et demande parfois ouvertement un remède, mais je n’en peux trouver aucun. Ensuite, tous les promoteurs et associés de son parti vieillissent sans rencontrer d’adversaire; jamais l’accord universel n’a été plus grand, ni dans les volontés ni dans les paroles.