| A | B |
| scortillum, ut mihi...vīsum est | a little whore, as it seemed to be |
| tum repente | then suddenly |
| nōn sānē illepidum | not really uncharming |
| neque invenustum | nor unattractive |
| Hūc ut vēnimus | As we came here |
| incidēre nōbīs sermōnēs variī | various conversations fell to us |
| quō modō sē habēret | in what way it held itself |
| et quōnam... aere | and with what money |
| mihi prōfuisset | it had profited me |
| nihil...esse | [that] there was nothing |
| neque ipsīs | neither for the [natives] themselves |
| nec praetōribus | nor for the governors |
| nec cohortī | nor for the staff |
| cūr quisquam... referret | why anyone might bring back |
| caput ūnctius | a more well-oiled head |
| praesertim quibus | especially for whom |
| nec faceret pilī cohortem | and did not value his staff a bit |
| quod... dīcitur | what is said |
| illīc nātum...esse | to have been born there |
| comparāstī ad lectīcam hominēs | you bought men for a litter |