1So Sulla replied that he would say a few things in Aspar's presence, the rest in secret, with no one or as few as possible present. 1At the same time he instructs him what answers should be given to him. 2After they had met, as he had wished, he says that he has come, sent by the consul, to ask him whether he intended to pursue peace or war. 3Then the king, as he had been instructed, tells him to return after ten days, saying that he had decided nothing even now, but would answer on that day. 3Then both withdrew to their own camps. 4But when most of the night had passed, Sulla is secretly summoned by Bocchus.
4On each side only trustworthy interpreters are admitted, and besides Dabar as intermediary, an upright man and acceptable to both. 4And at once the king begins thus: