Letter 166: Zenobius asks you through me for help on behalf of his father.
**To Cyril** (359/60)
Zenobius makes his appeal to you through me on behalf of his father. The father is in Elusa, while the young man is here with us — devoted to his friends and formidable to his enemies. Let his concern for his parents stand as proof to you that he has a share in true education.
If, then, you hear his case when he comes before you, you will be honoring him for his father's own sake. But so long as he is away pursuing his studies, grant this favor to me.
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