rationem vitae reddere; sed tamen audebo vos, quorum maior pars honoribus et actis meis interesse non potuit, interrogare: Varius Severus Sucronensis Aemilium Scaurum regia mercede corruptum imperium populi Romani prodidisse ait, Aemilius Scaurus huic se adfinem esse culpae negat; utri creditis? cuius admiratione populus commotus Varium ab illa dementissima actione pertinaci clamore depulit.
Most of you were not privy to my activities and affairs. Nonetheless, I will dare to pose a query: Varius Severus of Sucro alleges that Aemilius Scaurus, seduced by kingly wages, betrayed the Roman people's empire. Aemilius Scaurus refutes any involvement in such wrongdoing. Whom of the two do you deem worthy of credence?' The populace, moved by admiration, expelled Varius from that preposterous trial through persistent yelling.