Letter 6041: I'm puzzled that the servants we sent to you on different days still haven't returned.
I'm puzzled that the servants we sent to you on different days still haven't returned. Even so, I keep up the habit of writing, eager to know how much your recovery has progressed. Please send word back without delay to put my mind at ease. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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