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540Letter Nr. 132[To W. Zamoyski]Paris, August 31, 1838I am finally availing myself of Your, the Count’s gracious promise toobtain passport for Hube and Duński. All the other arrangements for their trip toRome are already completed as of today. (They will be ready to leave within afew days) x . Their departure now hinges solely on their passports and it seemed tome that it would be better not to apply for these before time.In our entire project now, we depend entirely on the generosity of YourHonor, the Count, and we turn to him with most trusting confidence.Information concerning our two legates to be inserted in their passports:―Elevei en theologie‖ (you can add ―de Seminaire‖, or: du College Stanislaus deParis). Hube’s name is Joseph; Duński’ is Edward. Hube’s surname remains thesame. With regard to Duński, there is always a slight difficulty: What other nameshould he take? If Your Honor, the Count, still wishes him to take the name on hiscoat of arms, he cannot remember it 633 , and from descriptions of it, nothing isdefinite. It would seem to be something like Pomian; but it might be well toaccept the name Lucas, which I had the honor to suggest to the Count once beforebecause, in fact, this Duński’s second Christian name and therefore, one cantruthfully testify that it belongs to him, and also because it has the appearance of anon-Polish family name, foreign. Your Honor, the Count, then, can chose whichname it would be better to select for him.Before his departure, Your Honor assured me that within a week, a peupres, from the time I mail my letter, we can hope to receive the passports. Andeverything is so arranged that in that time our travelers will be completely readyto leave on their journey. Therefore, I presume spoiled by Your Honor’s gracious633 In school documents, E. Duński is mentioned as a citizen of Ciechanowo, the son of the ownerof a home and plot of land.