Letter 6021: You had written that my daughter's health was fully restored.
You had written that my daughter's health was fully restored. But then your next letter drove a fresh sting of worry into our hearts. The more recent news torments me, because bad tidings are always more readily believed. I wait anxiously for you to tell me if things have improved.
As for the pain our separation causes you -- I recognize my own feelings in it. But for now, it's better to counsel mutual patience than to start something rash out of the weakness of our affection. Once your brother arrives from nearby, as you expect, the question of a happy and necessary return can be discussed between you.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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