berty of all, and at the same time to
resolve to free ourselves from dangers."

7. Hereupon Clement openly commended Cherea's intentions, but bid him
hold his tongue; for that in case his words should get out among many,
and such things should be spread abroad as were fit to be concealed, the
plot would come to be discovered before it was executed, and they should
be brought to punishment; but that they should leave all to futurity,
and the hope which thence arose, that some fortunate event would come to
their assistance; that, as for himself, his age would not permit him
to make any attempt in that case. "However, although perhaps I could
suggest what may be safer than what thou, Cherea, hast contrived and
said, yet trow is it possible for any one to suggest what is more for
thy reputation?" So Clement went his way home, with deep reflections on
what he had heard, and what he had himself said. Cherea also was under
a concern, and went quickly to Cornelius Sabinus, who was himself one of
the tribunes, and whom he otherwise knew to be a worthy man, and a lover
of liberty, and on that account very uneasy at the present management of
public affairs, he being desirous to come immediately to the execution
of what had been determined, and thinking it right for him to propose it
to the other, and afraid lest Clement should discover them, and besides
looking upon delays and puttings off to be the next to desisting from
the enterprise.

8. But as all was agreeable to Sabinus, who had himself, equally without
Cherea, the same design, but had been silent for want of a person to
whom he could safely communicate that design; so having now met with
one, who not only promised to conceal what he heard, but who had already
opened his mind to him, he was much more encouraged, and desired of
Cherea that no delay might be made therein. Accordingly they went to
Minucianus, who was as virtuous a man, and as zealous to do glorious
actions, as themselves, and suspected by Caius on occasion of the
slaughter of Lepidus; for Minucianus and Lepidus were intimate friends,
and both in fear of the dangers that they were under; for Caius was
terrible to all the great men, as appearing ready to act a mad part
towards each of them in particular, and towards all of: them in general;
and these men were afraid of one another, while they were yet uneasy
at the posture of affairs, but avoided to declare their mind and their
hatred against Caius to one anoth