neque eum haec tam callida consilii ratio fefellit: comitiis enim clamore infesto et crebris totius contionis sibilis vexatus, nota etiam denegati honoris perstrictus, eiusdem plebis paulo post in discrimine vitae clementissima suffragia expertus est.
Nor did this cunning calculation let him down. At the election he was assailed with hostile shouts and frequent hisses from the whole assembly and wounded with the stigma of office denied. A little later, when his life was at stake, he found the votes of the same populace most merciful.
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