Sed, ut suspicor, terror erat quidam: nec vos ut legati apud illum fuistis nec ut consulares, nec vos vestram nec rei publicae dignitatem tenere potuistis.
But I suspect there was some intimidation: you did not stand in his presence as envoys or as consulars, nor could you maintain your own dignity and that of the Republic.
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