The senate had allowed Galba to nominate the commissioners and he showed the most miserable indecision, now nominating members, now excusing them, now making exchanges, yielding always to pressure from people who wanted to go or to stay at home according as they were determined by their hopes or their fears.
Honek planari uko egin zion. Ordezkariak ere (senatuak Galbaren esku utzi baitzuen hautua), aldakortasun higuingarriz, izendatuak, desenkusatuak, ordezkatuak izan ziren, gelditzeko ala joateko maneiuen arabera, bakoitzari beldurrak ala itxaropenak sakatzen zion kontu.