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484Further, and pardon me if I venture to bother you so much; Christ willreward you. If you cannot do what I ask, do not count the insistence prompted byfriendship against me. Would it be possible for you to influence this girl somehowto return to her mother? And to separate from him?Their address is: rue Tabourd, or Tabaurd, nr 25, vis-a-vis le rue de laPoterie. You would be performing a good deed, decisive for the entire future ofthis poor young man who cannot help himself in his misfortune.I wrote Mikorski to go to you for counsel in his difficult situation. In thename of your gracious friendship for me, do not refuse to offer him such advice,which will help him to solve his problems. Do this in my place! In my judgment,he should give the girl a dozen or so francs for her return to Paris, and then, everagainst her will, leave Orleans as soon as possible. (If you see no other way, sendthe girl away, and keep him in school).I thank you sincerely for the copy of the New Testament that oncebelonged to Egersdorf 525 and I ask for the two that you promised.Kajsiewicz and Semenenko send sincerest greetings. Give my regards toGronostajski and Chrząszczewski 526 . (N.B. Tell Gronostajski that Joseph Hubearrived in Paris today, and has joined our group 527 . Ask him to forgive me for notresponding to his letter from a while back; but nothing came of the matter atissue).Once more, I recommend Mikorski to your mercy. I need not ask you toobserve discretion in this whole matter.I recommend myself and those who are with me to your friendship. Lovingyou with all my heart,BogdanJański 528xThis fragment is deleted in the autograph.525 Napoleon Egersdorf was, at the time, a novice of the new community at the House in Paris, buthe did not persevere. He left in the Fall.526 The first was a grammar school teacher in Wilno; the second, an editor in Warsaw.527 That is, he joined B. Jański’s new community.528 The rough draft of this letter has been preserved in CRR: Mss 8568/13; pp. 1042-1045.