Letter 7037: I recently sent you news of my good health, and I still haven't received a matching report about yours.
I recently sent you news of my good health, and I still haven't received a matching report about yours. I don't mind paying this dutiful interest before being repaid. My confidence in your feelings toward me is so secure that I consider whatever is owed by a loving friend already settled. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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