Letter 4009: The opportunity of a reliable carrier has given me a chance to pay you my respects by letter.
The opportunity of a reliable carrier has given me a chance to pay you my respects by letter. I urge you to make the most of such occasions yourself, so that our correspondence flourishes as our friendship deserves. With news of my well-being now in your hands, I ask in return for an update on yours — since the exchange of such reports is the best consolation for absence. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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