Cael. 28.1Quaerō enim cūr Licinium titubantem, haesitantem, cēdentem, fugere cōnantem mulierāria manus ista dē manibus ēmīserit, cūr nōn comprenderint, cūr nōn ipsīus cōnfessiōne, multōrum oculīs, facinoris dēnique vōce tantī sceleris crīmen expresserint.For I ask why that womanish band let Licinius slip from their hands as he faltered, hesitated, retreated, tried to flee, why they did not seize him, why they did not extract the charge of so great a crime by his own confession, by the eyes of many, in short, by the very voice of the deed. Cael. 28.1An timēbant nē tot ūnum, valentēs imbēcillum, alacrēs perterritum superāre nōn possent?Or were they afraid that so many could not overpower one, the strong a weakling, the eager a man terrified? Cael. 28.1Nūllum argūmentum in rē, nūlla suspīciō in causā, nūllus exitus crīminis reperiētur.No proof will be found in the matter, no suspicion in the case, no outcome to the charge. Cael. 28.1Itaque haec causa ab argūmentīs, ā coniectūrā, ab eīs signīs quibus vēritās inlūstrārī solet ad testīs tōta trāducta est.And so this case has been transferred entirely from arguments, from inference, from those signs by which truth is usually brought to light, to witnesses.
Cael. 28.1Quōs quidem ego, iūdicēs, testīs nōn modo sine ūllō timōre sed etiam cum aliquā spē dēlectātiōnis exspectō.These witnesses, judges, I await not only without any fear but even with some hope of amusement. Cael. 28.67Praegestit animus iam vidēre, prīmum lautōs iuvenēs mulieris beātae ac nōbilis familiāris, deinde fortīs virōs ab imperātrīce in īnsidiīs atque in praesidiō balneārum conlocātōs.My mind is already eager to see, first, the elegant young men, intimates of a rich and noble woman, and then the brave men posted by their lady general in ambush and as a garrison of the baths. Cael. 28.67Ex quibus requīram quem ad modum latuerint aut ubi, alveusne ille an equus Trōiānus fuerit quī tot invictōs virōs muliebre bellum gerentīs tulerit ac tēxerit.Of them I shall ask how or where they hid, whether it was a bathtub or a Trojan horse that carried and concealed so many unconquered men waging a woman's war. Cael. 28.67Illud vērō respondēre cōgam, cūr tot virī ac tālēs hunc et ūnum et tam imbēcillum quem vidētis nōn aut stantem comprehenderint aut fugientem cōnsecūtī sint;This, indeed, I shall force them to answer: why so many men, and men of such quality, did not either seize this man, alone and as frail as you see him, while he stood, or catch him as he fled; Cael. 28.67quī sē numquam profectō, sī in istum locum prōcesserint, explicābunt.who will certainly never extricate themselves, if they come forward into that place.
Cael. 28.67Quam volent in convīviīs facētī, dicācēs, nōn numquam etiam ad vīnum disertī sint, alia forī vīs est, alia triclīnī, alia subselliōrum ratiō, alia lectōrum;However witty and sharp-tongued they may be at banquets, and sometimes even eloquent over the wine, the forum has one force, the dining room another, the benches of the court one manner, the couches another; Cael. 28.67nōn īdem iūdicum cōmissātōrumque cōnspectus;the gaze of judges and of revellers is not the same; Cael. 28.67lūx dēnique longē alia est sōlis, alia lychnōrum.and, in short, the light of the sun is far different from that of lamps. Cael. 28.67Quam ob rem excutiēmus omnīs istōrum dēliciās, omnīs ineptiās, sī prōdierint.Therefore we shall shake out all their fripperies, all their follies, if they come forward. Cael. 28.67Sed mē audiant, nāvent aliam operam, aliam ineant grātiam, in aliīs sē rēbus ostentent, vigeant apud istam mulierem venustāte, dominentur sūmptibus, haereant, iaceant, dēserviant;But let them listen to me: let them busy themselves with other work, seek favour in other ways, show off in other matters, let them prosper with that woman through their charm, lord it through their spending, let them cling to her, lie at her feet, be her slaves; Cael. 28.67capitī vērō innocentis fortūnīsque parcant.but let them spare the life and fortunes of an innocent man.