For three years together he has not so much as entered the senate. Even on a late occasion, when the business relating to Silanus and Vetus drew the fathers to a crowded meeting, Thrasea was not at leisure; the affairs of his clients engrossed his attention, and the patriot was detained from the senate by his own petty concerns. What is this but a public secession !
behinola senatuko ekitaldietan ohikoa eta akordio txikiagoetan ere eragile edo kontrako agertzen nekagaitza izanik, hiru urtean ez zela kurian sartu, eta oso berriki, Silano eta Vetere zigortzeko, nor gehiago tematzen zirenean, klienteen negozio partikularrei ekitea nahiago izan zuela.