tu tamen arte pia trepidam suspende diuque decipito; neu tu subitus neve arma tenenti veneris, et tandem, cum iam cogere fateri, dic: merui, genetrix: poenas invita capesse: arma puer rapui, nec te retinente quievi, nec tibi sollicitae saltem inter bella peperci.
But do you with pious craft keep her fears in suspense and long deceive her. Go not to her suddenly or when she has arms in her hand. And finally, when you are forced to confess, say this: I have deserved it, mother; punish me, though it be against your will. A boy, I snatched up arms and when you held me back I would not be still, nor even in the wars did I spare your fear.
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