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314Four of my companions, Messers Kajsiewicz, Semenenko, Duński, formerstudents of our universities, and Mr. Hube, former professor at the faculty oflaw in Warsaw have entered the Seminary of the College Stanislaus, andreceive the best reports from their teachers. The first have just left for Rome tocontinue there their ecclesiastical studies. The good effects that these examplesof people from our House have produced on the generality of the Emigration,these good effects are to my great satisfaction admitted by those of mycompatriots whose opinions merit without contradiction the highestconsideration. At the same time the suspicions and anxieties of the localauthorities, shown at the time of the formation of our Establishment have alsobeen entirely dissipated before reality. However, the entry into the seminary,the departure from the Establishment of the others (namely of MessersMaliński, Stawiarski, Ziomecki) and our numbers diminishing I would havethe greatest difficulty without your charitable protection. I have the honour ofbegging your Excellency to give permission to live in Paris to other personswho are personally known to me and well behaved and consequently I can takefull responsibility. They would enter on their arrival in Paris our House andunder my direction they will be occupied at studies like those who have beenthere already up to now, or other works which could assure them in the futurean independent life. They are Królikowski (Charles) living presently atBordeaux, Marszewski, (Joseph) of Bayeux and Mikulski, (Francois) fromBrinon-Ies Allemends (department of Nievre).I am taking the liberty, Mr. Minister, to add that the Count ofMontalambert spoke to you, more than a year ago, in favour of the last twonamed; he even obtained your promise that the authorisation to come to Pariswould be granted. One of them, Mr. Mikulski, still very young, behaved badlyin the first years of the Emigration, but I would not have dared to present himto the favour of your Excellency, if I were not assured of his change for thebetter and even of the sincerity of his present intention to go into orders, andintention however, that I would like to test when he is living with me. The