What remains to write to you about I do not know, for I have told you of everything till I am tired, and yet you pay no attention.
When a man finds himself in adversity he ought to give way and not fight stubbornly against fate.
Well, so far nothing at all has been done; make it your business to send some one to me, either Gunthus or Ammonius, to stay with me until I know the position of my affairs.
I requested him to stay, but he refused, saying that he had pressing business and that he must go, and that his son Gennadius was unable to attend to the property, especially as he was a stranger to the place and was engaged at his post.
See that matters are properly conducted on your own part, or our disasters will be complete.
Oxyrhynchus Papyri I. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.