Letter 90: The man who brought me your second letter took off for Phoenicia.
To Leontius. (359)
This man here, after giving me your second letter, went off to Phoenicia. For I learned of it only now, when he had returned, whereas at the time I was wondering at his not coming to me. And when he sought a letter, I said that I had sent one long ago, but that I would not give him one; for it was enough for him to have enjoyed Phoenicia.
But when he persisted and begged not to undergo such a penalty, I gave him the letter, judging this best in view of the pain of not receiving one.
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Latin / Greek Original
Λεοντίῳ. (359)
Τὴν δευτέραν οὑτοσί μοι δοὺς ἐπιστολὴν ᾤχετο ἐπὶ Φοι-
νίκης. νῦν γὰρ ἐπανήκοντος ἔγνων, τότε δὲ ἐθαύμαζον οὐ
προσιόντος. ζητοῦντι δὲ γράμματα πάλαι ἔφην ἐπεσταλκέναι,
τῷ δὲ οὐ δώσειν. ἀρκεῖν γὰρ αὐτῷ τῆς Φοινίκης ἀπολελαυ-
κεναὶ.
προσκειμένου δὲ καὶ δεομένου μὴ τοιαύτην δίκην
ὑποσχεῖν ἔδωκα τὴν ἐπιστολὴν βέλτιστον ἡγησάμενος τῇ τοῦ
μὴ λαμβάνειν λύπῃ.
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