Letter 7028: You told me to stay at Baiae [the famous resort on the Bay of Naples].
You told me to stay at Baiae [the famous resort on the Bay of Naples]. The bearer of your letter swore your own arrival was right on his heels. What was I supposed to do, when the same place wouldn't hold me?
It seemed more practical to ask you to extend your journey and come to us instead. After all, it was friends you wanted, not Baiae -- unless you're drawn by that famous den of luxury. We'll go back with you, if you'd rather return there.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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