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168will not cite any circumstances from which he might deduce that I wrote toyou about him, especially the words which he spoke to me as I made themknown to you. Finally, I would ask you to destroy this note, in order to removeany trace of my small transgression.Although, she does not know me, allow me to thank your worthy sisterfor the words she wrote, and to send her my regards.Remember to communicate my most humble respects to the honorableMr. Rakietty. 157 I could not quite make out one of the signatures in your letter.However, apparently Mr. Rakietty was kind enough to write a few words tome. If this is, in fact, true, then I am all the happier to have been able to fulfillyour commission. Nevertheless, since I can conclude from this correspondencethat you have etc. 158 /And the Honorable Mr. Rakietty will not in this instancerefuse his favor, particularly since I have justly earned that favor.../Finally, although they are only contained in a letter, accept from me athousand sincere embraces.Give my warmest regards to Zgliczyński,Turski, and Antoszewski. TellMichael Jaroszewski that if he has not yet written to me, he should do soimmediately, because I am waiting impatiently. You might include at least afew words in that letter.I wish you health and happiness.Bogdan Jański157 Edward Pakietty, Secretary General of the Government Commission on Religious Beliefs andPublic Enlightenment; or, in modern language, the Ministry of Education.158 Jański, noting the signature of an important person from the Ministry in the letter of CyprianZgliczyński, planned to ask the latter to speak with him in the matter of prolonging his stay abroadto 3 years. However, he ultimately abandoned this plan, crossing out the remaining sentencescontained in the parentheses.