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512amendment, and that I persist in my habitual sin 594 .Praise God that I have begunto write even a short note.After your departure, M. Caesar, matters took such a turn that we had tomove. This once again plunged me into great problems, and delayed the spiritualpilgrimage 595 that I had planned for so long. I had to borrow 200 francs forunavoidable expense and for the down-payment on the rent for one quarter. Ipicked myself clean of what remained of the sum that you left me for my needsand for the trip. However, if you could rescue me with some little fund, you wouldease my worries tremendously. For, although one of the main fruits of my retreatshould be to put my business affairs in order, and, limiting my missionaryoccupations, to earn enough to pay for all current expenses and to pay off somemore of our debts without incurring any new ones, yet, in the beginning, after myreturn, before I find something, it will be difficult for me to get along withoutoutside help.Thank God that we were able to settle everything. We are now living atBoulevard Montparnasse 25. Since I do not know for sure how long I will remainhere, and then how long I will stay at Solesmess, and not sure that your letter willcatch me here. Please address it to our new address in Paris. And, if I have not yetreturned, they will forward it to me immediately. Our new House is also detachedand has a garden. It is much smaller, but, by that reason, it is also much cheaper:540 francs for one year. I am very pleased' with it and, when all is said and done, Iam happy about the move. There are five individual rooms, plus one commonroom that can be used for prayers and as a refectory; with difficulty, we might fitsix.Only one new person, Kozłowski 596 , has joined our group. He is a veryrespectable and plus man. He has enrolled in the school of architecture.594 He makes mention of his tardiness in correspondence.595 To La Trappe, near Mortagne.596 Joseph George Kozłowski, the novice mentioned previously.