Augustine looked up from his scroll and nodded at Synesius. "You look tired – please sit." Synesius sat. "I worry about Alexandria. . . . Thank you for permitting this visit. I regret interrupting your work." "Marcellinus said it was about a matter of great importance to you, and this is all but finished." Augustine held up a scroll, and sighed. "It is named The City of God." Augustine nodded to the Nubian, who receded from the lushly appointed room. Augustine offered the scroll to Synesius. "Plato is redeemed. His words have much to teach us." "Thank you." Synesius unrolled the scroll, but only glanced at the words in front of him. He knew the offering of the scroll was symbolic, a courtesy, not an invitation to read. "We are blessed to have you . . . and your tolerance." Synesius rewound the papyrus. He closed his eyes for a moment, to prolong the good smell of it. Few things smelled as good to him as recently written upon papyrus. "Intolerance is all around us," Augustine said, sadly.
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