Letter 83: I am not recommending the charming Gerontius to your friendship merely because he is related to my children —...
To Chryses.
I am not recommending the charming Gerontius to your friendship merely because he is related to my children — although that alone would be reason enough. I recommend him because he is worthy of the golden Chryses in his character, if I may indulge a cold Gorgian pun on your name. Receive him well.
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