quod quidem scripsi non minus tua verecundia fractus quam voluntate: namque nos ultro vestro pudori quasi quibusdam pedibus obsequii decuit occurrere.
As a matter of fact, I was induced to write it no less from respect for your modesty than from my own inclination; for it was only right that I should come forward, with swift strides of obedience, to meet your diffident approach.
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