Letter 2041: I congratulate my friend Ignatius: your affection for him has outstripped even my own diligent care.
I congratulate my friend Ignatius: your affection for him has outstripped even my own diligent care. Exactly what I'd hoped for — I'd been cautious in my initial testimonial, but you've already discovered more than I promised.
Now, if there's anything about my affairs you want to know, he'll explain it. Such is the trust born of our mutual friendship that he can't be ignorant of anything about me, and he couldn't conceal anything from you.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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