He sent them home delighted, singing his praises to everyone and calling him their savior.Thereupon many people approached him, asking for his patronage,and he proved of considerable value for them.Some he relieved of the charges brought against them,for others he secured rewards,and he placed still others in offices of state.His kindness, and the prudence he had revealed at these gatherings were subjects of comment to all.[lacuna]..., according to the ancestral custom; nor to associate with young fellows who drank freely, nor to remain at banquets till nightfall, nor to dine before the tenth hour, except at the house of Caesar or Marcellus, his sister's husband, a man of sobriety and of the best Roman descent.
Modesty , which one might assume was fitting for one of that age (for nature has assigned it an earlier place than other virtues) was apparent in his actions. Therefore Caesar made much of him and not as some think, entirely because of relationship. Some time before he had decided to adopt him, but fearing that elated at the hope of such good fortune, as those usually are who are brought up in wealth, he might become forgetful of virtue and depart form his accustomed mode of life, Caesar concealed his intention but he adopted him as son in his Will and made him residuary legatee of his entire estate, after bequeathing one fourth of his property to friends and townsmen, as was afterwards known.
