DLXIX (A XII, 34, 35.1)
TO ATTICUS (AT ROME)
ASTURA, 30 MARCH
I could get on here even without
Sicca—for Tiro is better—very
comfortably considering my troubles, but as you
urge me to take care not to be caught 1 (from which I am to
understand that you are unable to fix a day for
the departure I mentioned), I thought it would be
more convenient to go to Rome, which I see is your
opinion also. Tomorrow therefore I shall be in
Sicca's suburban villa; thence, as you advise, I
think I shall stay in your house at Ficulea. 2 We will talk about
the subject you mention when we meet, as I am
coming in person. I am extraordinarily touched by
your kindness, thoroughness, and wisdom, both in
carrying out my business and in forming and
suggesting plans to me in your letters. However,
if you come to any understanding with Silius, even
on the very day on which I am to arrive at Sicca's
house, please let me know, and above all, what
part of the site he wishes to withdraw from the
sale. You say "the farthest"—take care
that it isn't the very spot, for the sake of which
I thought about the matter at all. 3 I enclose a
letter from Hirtius just received, and written in
a kindly spirit.
ASTURA, 30 MARCH
