Letter 131
I asked the others to assist Mocimus with the sale he's come for. But your son, as is natural, will make the request on our behalf -- that nothing be left undone, so that once the boy joins my school, he'll find me well-disposed through gratitude for the favor.
Show your son this letter and watch his eagerness.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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