Letter 6028: A longer letter would be needed if I were recommending a stranger.
A longer letter would be needed if I were recommending a stranger. But Justinus is a man of the utmost gravity and honor, and our long-standing friendship requires no formal introduction. It's enough that you show him your usual affection. As for our own affairs, they've already been shared with your household in my recent letter, and he'll fill in the rest in person. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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