Letter 7068: I make a point of writing to you often, so it never seems my care for our friendship has cooled.
I make a point of writing to you often, so it never seems my care for our friendship has cooled. I wish you well with all my heart, putting it in writing and asking only this: if my letters ever go quiet for a stretch, blame the silence on my circumstances, not on my will or laziness.
TO PATRUINUS:
The distinguished Athanasius has rightly taken offense at an injustice done to him. A marriage was agreed upon and sealed in our presence with binding pledges -- and now it's being denied. I would elaborate further on the outrage [Text breaks off in source.]
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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