Letter 526

To Aristainetus. Rufinus enjoyed something pleasant while he was with us -- he heard me speak. And I too took pleasure in watching Rufinus listen. You will share in that pleasure when you hear him tell the tale. He has fine things to say about us, and also about the Boeotians -- namely, that they really are Boeotians [proverbially dull-witted; a witty jab at someone's lack of sophistication].

Ἀρισταινέτῳ. (356) Ὑπῆρξεν ἡδύ τι Ῥουφίνῳ παρ’ ἡμῖν, ἤκουσέ μου. καὶ δὴ καὶ αὐτὸς ἡδόμην Ῥουφῖνον ὁρῶν ἀκούοντά μου. ἴσῃ δὲ καὶ σὺ τῶν ἡδομένων ταῦτα ἀπαγγέλλοντος ἀκούων. ἔνι γὰρ αὐτῷ περί τε ἡμῶν εἰπεῖν τι καλὸν καὶ περὶ τῶν Βοιω- τῶν, ὅτι εἶεν Βοιωτοί.