Letter 2012: ...I'm waiting impatiently for your arrival.
...I'm waiting impatiently for your arrival. And I know this letter will reach you not far from the city. The honorable Patricius, whom you chose as the advance guard of your journey, has announced that you'll be here soon.
May the gods make it so! I've kept things brief for the moment, but I'm saving plenty for our conversation in person.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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