Mihi credite, quod reapse intellegetur: oppido quam mihi laborandum est, ne tam frivolam accusationem me potius callide excogitasse quam illos stulte suscepisse existimetis.
Believe me, and the facts will bear me out, that I must do my utmost to prevent your supposing that so baseless an accusation was a crafty plot of mine rather than a foolish undertaking of theirs.
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