Letter 11: The grief we felt over your illness has itself made us ill -- what pleasure can we have when you're suffering?

To Julian. (363 or 353/54?) Through the grief occasioned by your illness we ourselves too have fallen into illness. For what is sweet to us while you are in distress? It was fitting, then, that Seleucus should announce this also, that you have escaped the crisis of the malady. By this indeed I am also persuaded to consider Entrechius fortunate. For he will see Bithynia when matters are better; and they are better when your body too is restored to health. While we are grateful to you for your affection toward the man, we ask you to add a further favor: to summon him here.

**To Julian** (363 or 353/54?) The grief we felt over your illness has itself cast us into illness — for what pleasure can we have when you are suffering? It fell to Seleucus, it seems, to bring this news as well: that you have passed the worst of the crisis. On that account I consider Entrechiοs a fortunate man, for he will see Bithynia at a better time — and it is a better time when your body, too, is restored to health. We are grateful to you for your affection toward the man, and we ask you to add a further kindness: that you invite him to your table.

Ἰουλιανῷ. (363 vel 353/54?) Τῇ διὰ τὴν σὴν ἀρρωστίαν λύπῃ καὶ αὐτοὶ πεπτώκαμεν εἰς ἀρρωστίαν. τί γὰρ ἡμῖν ἡδὺ σοῦ γε ἀνιωμένου Σελεύκῳ δὲ ἄρα ἔπρεπε καὶ τοῦτο ἀγγεῖλαι τὸ ὡς ἐκπέφευγας τοῦ κα- κοῦ τὴν ἀκμήν. ᾗ δὴ καὶ πείθομαι τὸν Ἐντρέχιον εὐτυχῆ νομίζειν. ὄψεται γὰρ Βιθυνίαν, ὅτε βέλτιον. βέλτιον δέ, ὅτε καὶ σοὶ τὸ σῶμα ἐν ὑγιείᾳ χάριν δὲ εἰδότες σοι τοῦ φιλεῖν τὸν ἄνδρα χάριν ἑτέραν αἰτοῦμεν προσθεῖναι τὸ τόνδε καλεῖν.