sed si, quod tamen arbitror minime fore, precibus meis apud vos malesuadus obstiterit interpres, poteritis praesentiam vestram potius excusare quam culpam; sicut e diverso, si venitis, ostenditis, quia terminus potuerit poni vestrae quidem regioni, sed non potuerit caritati.
But if it should happen (although I do not in the least believe it will) that some evil counsellors false representations to you should thwart my entreaties, then you will find it easier to offer excuses for not coming than to escape blame for defaulting, just as, conversely, if you do come, you thereby show that limits may have been set to your sphere of jurisdiction, but none to your charity.
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