Cael. 15.1Sed quid ego, iūdicēs, ita gravem persōnam indūxī ut verear nē sē īdem Appius repente convertat et Caelium incipiat accūsāre illā suā gravitāte cēnsōriā?But why, gentlemen, have I brought on so stern a character that I fear this same Appius may suddenly turn round and begin to accuse Caelius with that censorial severity of his? Cael. 15.1Sed vīderō hoc posterius atque ita, iūdicēs, ut vel sevērissimīs disceptātōribus M. Caelī vītam mē probātūrum esse cōnfīdam.But I shall see to that later, and in such a way, gentlemen, that I am confident I shall justify Marcus Caelius' life even to the severest of judges. Cael. 15.1Tū vērō, mulier — iam enim ipse tēcum nūllā persōnā intrōductā loquor — sī ea quae facis, quae dīcis, quae īnsimulās, quae mōlīris, quae arguis, probāre cōgitās, ratiōnem tantae familiāritātis, tantae cōnsuētūdinis, tantae coniūnctiōnis reddās atque expōnās necesse est.But you, woman — for now I am speaking with you myself, with no character brought on — if you intend to prove what you are doing, what you are saying, what you are alleging, what you are plotting, what you are charging, you must give and set out an account of so great an intimacy, so close a familiarity, so close a connection.
Cael. 15.1Accūsātōrēs quidem libīdinēs, amōrēs, adulteria, Bāiās, āctās, convīvia, cōmissātiōnēs, cantūs, symphōniās, nāvigia iactant, īdemque significant nihil sē tē invītā dīcere.The prosecutors, indeed, keep bandying about lusts, love affairs, adulteries, Baiae, beach parties, dinner parties, revels, songs, concerts, boating parties, and they also indicate that they say nothing against your will. Cael. 15.1Quae tū quoniam mente nesciō quā effrēnātā atque praecipitī in forum dēferrī iūdiciumque voluistī, aut dīluās oportet ac falsa esse doceās aut nihil neque crīminī tuō neque testimōniō crēdendum esse fateāre.And since you, with some unbridled and headlong mind or other, have wished these things to be brought into the forum and into court, you must either wash them away and show them to be false, or admit that no credit should be given either to your charge or to your testimony. Cael. 15.36Sīn autem urbānius mē agere māvīs, sīc agam tēcum.But if you would rather I dealt with you more urbanely, I shall deal with you like this. Cael. 15.36Removēbō illum senem dūrum ac paene agrestem;I shall remove that harsh and almost rustic old man; Cael. 15.36ex hīs igitur sūmam aliquem ac potissimum minimum frātrem quī est in istō genere urbānissimus;from these people of yours, then, I shall take someone, and above all your youngest brother, who is the most urbane of that kind; Cael. 15.36quī tē amat plūrimum, quī propter nesciō quam, crēdō, timiditātem et nocturnōs quōsdam inānīs metūs tēcum semper pūsiō cum maiōre sorōre cubitābat.who loves you dearly, who, because of some timidity, I suppose, and certain empty fears at night, always used to sleep with you, a little boy with his big sister.
Cael. 15.36Eum putātō tēcum loquī: "Quid tumultuāris, soror?Imagine that he is speaking to you: 'What is this uproar, sister? Cael. 15.36quid īnsānīs?why are you raving? Cael. 15.36"Quid clamōrem exōrsa verbīs parvam rem magnam facis?""Why raise a clamour with your words and make a small matter great?" Cael. 15.36Vīcīnum adulēscentulum aspēxistī;You caught sight of a young man in the neighbourhood; Cael. 15.36candor huius tē et prōcēritās voltus oculīque pepulērunt;his fair complexion, his tall figure, his face and eyes struck you; Cael. 15.36saepius vidēre voluistī;you wanted to see him more often; Cael. 15.36fuistī nōn numquam in īsdem hortīs;you were sometimes in the same gardens; Cael. 15.36vīs nōbilis mulier illum fīlium familiās patre parcō ac tenācī habēre tuīs cōpiīs dēvīnctum.you, a noblewoman, want to keep that son of a family, whose father is stingy and tight-fisted, bound to you by your wealth. Cael. 15.36Nōn potes;You cannot; Cael. 15.36calcitrat, respuit, repellit, nōn putat tua dōna esse tantī.he kicks, he spurns, he rebuffs you, he does not think your gifts worth so much. Cael. 15.36Cōnfer tē aliō.Take yourself elsewhere. Cael. 15.36Habēs hortōs ad Tiberim ac dīligenter eō locō parātōs quō omnis iuventūs natandī causā venit;You have gardens by the Tiber, carefully laid out in the very spot where all the young men come to swim; Cael. 15.36hinc licet condiciōnēs cōtīdiē legās;from there you may pick your matches every day; Cael. 15.36cūr huic quī tē spernit molesta es?"why do you pester this man, who scorns you?'