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470the sacredness of the responsibilities and the importance of the work which thisvocation demands of him. His mind needs to be accustomed to such a future. As aresult of his recent, but deeply rooted, intention to become a Benedictine, thatfuture is still something new for him and does not yet engage his love fully andcompletely.Therefore, write to him immediately, as soon as you receive my letter. Usewhatever motives you like, as long as they urge and move him to come as soon aspossible, if only for a day. If, perchance, Adam [Mickiewicz] is close by whenyou receive this letter, encourage him to add a few words of invitation, so thatPeter might be even more eager to pay such a visit soon.Naturally, you will have to assume the costs of the visit. Prudence, itseems to me, counsels that you do not mention my letter, and that you present theinvitation as entirely you own idea.Please remind Adam about the article on ―St. Adalbert‖ 506 for the CatholicEncyclopedia. It is due next week. And ask him whether he wishes to work on―Alexandre empereur de Russie‖ 507 .Friday evening. I wanted to visit with you this week, but it wasimpossible: there was no time. We had some new tangles with the police 508 . Peterwill tell you about them. I recommend myself to your brotherly love and prayer. Iclose with the hope that I will see you next week.BogdanJańskiP.S. Give Adam and his wife my sincere regards. And, please kiss little Mary forme 509 .506 Adam Mickiewicz was able to earn money writing articles for the French CatholicEncyclopedia, e.g. on ―St. Adalbert‖, which actually appeared under the name of E. Duński.507 The Poet did rot write this article.508 E. Duński an Peter Semenenko had been leftist activists. As such, the police were searchingfor them, to expel them from Paris.509 Adam Mickiewicz was then living with Witwicki in Montmorency. This explains the mentionof Celine Mickiewicz and their daughter Mary.