Letter 35

To his Brother

    Athanasius has found the shortest road to fortune. He has recognized the necessity of going right to the beds of the dying, and attaining all his own ends with them either by persuasion or by force. The moment a notary is called in to draw up a will, he romps in with him.

Letter 36

To his Brother

    The blessed Castricius has died on the sixteenth day of the month of Athyr, having a terrible vision of which he gave a full account.

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