Letter 3027: I had believed that nothing could be added to a friendship between us that is already full and long-established.
I had believed that nothing could be added to a friendship between us that is already full and long-established. Yet you have found a way to raise our proven affection to an even higher level. For with a trust that touches me deeply, you have entrusted certain confidential matters to my care — and nothing binds friends more closely than shared confidence.
Rest assured that your trust is safe with me. I will handle the matter with the discretion it deserves and the diligence our friendship demands. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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