Letter 112
...I could form some estimate of your friendship's value. This gives hope to my friends — and particularly to the distinguished Theophilus, to whom my word promises your support.
What we want for his benefit is plain enough. I beg you: don't let his trust in me prove to have been misplaced. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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