Letter 7036: We're planning to retrace our route and finally return to your sight, even though my son is still weak and I've been...
We're planning to retrace our route and finally return to your sight, even though my son is still weak and I've been touched by fever myself. Short stops along the way should lighten the burden. I'm hoping the change of scenery brings some improvement.
I'm glad to see the care you take for me -- proven by experience -- growing day by day. I'd thank you at length if I thought you did it for praise rather than from genuine devotion. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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