Letter 2005: Having arrived at Formiae well into the day, and thinking you'd be anxious about us, we're writing ahead of any...

Having been brought to Formiae after much of the day had passed, since we believed that you were anxious about that matter, we have forestalled your inquiry by writing. Nor were you more anxious about the voyage than we were trembling lest you should long remain uncertain. Whatever, therefore, could be answered to your letter, our earlier conversation has used up. Now consider how much better our judgment of you has been than yours of us. For we contemplated the greatness of your anxiety before you sent your letter, whereas you sent it only because you did not think that we would write unless prompted. Farewell.

Delati Formias post multam partem diei , cum vos eius rei sollicitos crederemns, percontationem vestram scriptione praevertimns. nec vos magis de navigatione fuistis anxii, quam trepidabamns nos, ne diu essetis incerti. qnod igitur responderi posset 30 litteris vestris, prior sermo consumpsit. nnnc aestimate, quanto nostra de vobis melior fnerit iudicatio quam vestra de nobis. contemplati enim snmns magnitudinem solli- citndinis vestrae, prinsqnam litteras mitteretis, cnm vos eas ideo miseritis, qnia scrip- turos noB nisi admonitos non pntastis. vale. 3 mene] luretua^ meae PV 4 sponsorem enititar P 1 m. VMy sponsorem nititnr {PP), sponsore me enititar P 2 m, Symmaehorum praedio Corano ef. 1 8; VI 61 10 petiaimas P 2 m. 11 fuit F, flat F pacto F cum 8ol meridiem peregerat 24 aale add. VM ne dioertom iremos M 32 qoa P 1 m. 33 putatis VM 6» 44 SYMMACHl EPISTVLAE VI a. 383.