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Letter XII.
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To Olympius.
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Before you did write me a few words: now not even a few. Your brevity will soon become silence. Return to your old ways, and do not let me have to scold you for your laconic behaviour. But I shall be glad even of a little letter in token of your great love. Only write to me.
Translated by Blomfield Jackson. Edition opa.patristics.basil-the-great.letters-selected.en.