DCCC (A XVI, 13 b)
TO ATTICUS (AT ROME)
ARPINUM (10 NOVEMBER)
THE letter of Eros compelled me very much
against my will to let - go. 1 Tiro
will tell you about the affair. Pray consider what
ought to be done. And also please say whether it
is possible for me to come nearer
town—for I should prefer being at
Tusculum or in some suburban
residence—or whether I must remove to a
still greater distance. Write frequently, for
there will be somebody to take a letter every day.
You ask my advice besides as to what I think you
ought to do. It is difficult to say at this
distance. However, if the two 2 are equally
matched-stay where you are. Otherwise, the
mischief will spread, and that will even reach us.
Then we must put our heads together.
ARPINUM (10 NOVEMBER)