Letter 6054: My earlier letter already told you what I could say now.
My earlier letter already told you what I could say now. I don't regret coming home: we're in good health, and your brother's boy is making real progress under his tutors' careful attention. The only thing that gnaws at me is the long distance separating us -- but if we keep up a steady exchange of letters, we can make up for the lost pleasure of each other's company. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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