Letter 2051: We'll be setting out for home tomorrow, God willing — which you already knew.
We'll be setting out for home tomorrow, God willing — which you already knew. But propriety demanded that I give you the exact date. So know that we take to the road tomorrow.
And since you're a man who keeps his promises, remember your commitment to attend the public ceremony.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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