sed quia interdum etsi non per foederum veritatem, saltim per indutiarum imaginem quaedam spei nostrae libertatis fenestra resplendet, impense flagito, uti nos, cum maxime potes, affatu paginae frequentis impertias, sciens tibi in animis obsessorum civium illam manere gratiam, quae obliviscatur obsidentis invidiam.
But because for the moment we have, not indeed the reality of a treaty, but at least the ghost of a truce, admitting a glimpse of freedom to brighten our hopes, I earnestly beseech you, now that the opportunity exists, to favour us with many a missive sheet; for be assured that in the hearts of the besieged citizens there is reserved for you such an affection as will obliterate any odium you incur as a besieger.
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