Letter 131: I asked the others to assist Mocimus with the sale he's come for.

LibaniusMarcellinus and Anapsychia|c. 326 AD|Libanius
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**To Marcellinus** (359/60)

The others I had to ask myself to assist Mocimus with the sale for which he has come, but on my behalf the boy will naturally entreat you to spare no effort, so that when he becomes one of my chorus, he may find me gentle—mindful of the favor.

Show the letter to your son, and observe his eagerness.

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