Not until that day was the funeral of the Free State consummated in solemn and legal ceremony. […] There could be no reconciliation until a long time had elapsed. […] He would have to wait until middle age: his laurels would repose on grey hairs or none remaining. […] If he lingered until the expiration of his consular year, he was lost. […] (CIL 12, p. 50): he is not heard of again until his consulate, August 43 B.C.