Letter 2004: Relax — take a break and enjoy your leisure.
Volo quiescas et curarum vacnus otieris. nam mihi vir honestns Antonins fecit
indicium, legationis Africanae consilinm torpnisse. accessit ad fidem nuntii, quod
nihil ad me snper hoc negotio recentes amicomm litterae pertulerunt. num est aliud,
quod scire postules? immo vero, ut mea fert opinio, vel primum hoc tibi debuit indi-
20 cari. nbi e Cnmano navem solvimus paene albente caelo, maiore ope remigum qnam 2
ventomm favore Formiannm litus accessi; iam sol meridiem fregerat. amicomm, quos
minor navis accepit, tardior navigatio fuit, incertum vento obstante an per neglegen-
tiam ministromm. haec interim ratio scribenda snggessit. curabo, nt freqnentibns
litteris merear de te similis ofBcii diligentiam.
25 V a. 383.
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