Haerebat inter cupiditatem pudoremque et, quo modestius quod spectabat appeteret, pervicacius  oblaturos esse credebat; itaque cunctatus diuque quid ageret incertus ad ultimum tamen recessit et post eos qui sedi erant proximi constitit.
He wavered between inclination and shame, and believed that the more modestly he sought what he coveted the more persistently they  would press it upon him. So, after delaying and being for a long time uncertain what to do, he finally retired to the back part of the assembly, and stood behind those who were nearest to the throne.
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