tu tamen etsi ceteris eris in hoc genere pugnandi dimicaturus, si quid iudicio meo censes adquiescendum (neque enim iniustum est credere experto), senatorem nostrum, hospitem meum, conflictui huic facies exsortem; cuius si convivio tectoque succedas, dapes Cleopatricas et loca lautia putas.
But a word of warning! even though you are ready to engage in this sort of contest against the rest of us, yet (if you think any deference should be paid to my judgment'and it is surely not unreasonable to trust one who knows), you will omit from the competition the senator who is my host. If you enter his home and come to his table you will think the feast like Cleopatras and the accommodation fit for a state-guest.
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