Letter 7041: I'm glad you're well. But the idea that the coast at Naples outshines our Formiae -- I suspect that's not really...
I'm glad you're well. But the idea that the coast at Naples outshines our Formiae -- I suspect that's not really your honest opinion. You've changed your words, not your mind, to flatter your present hosts. Unless the explanation is financial: things are naturally more pleasant where the harvest is richer.
But a region's quality should be judged on its own merits, not on our balance sheets. Why argue? Your length of stay will prove whether you're truly happier there -- though there's no doubt you left my company unwillingly. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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