quod si eadem formula Varro et damnari et adversariae absolvi potuisset, eius quoque non dubito quin turpem et inconcessum ardorem libenter castigaturus fuerit: nunc privatae actionis calumniam ipse compescuit, adulterii crimen publicae quaestioni vindicandum reliquit.
If it had been possible for Varro to be both condemned and (in respect of his female opponent) acquitted under the same formula, I do not doubt that Aquillius would gladly have chastised his shameful and illicit ardour. As it was, he quashed the chicanery of the private suit, leaving the charge of adultery to be pursued in a public court.
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