L E T T E R S

559my journey; so exactly, that I arrived at La Trappe with just five francs a fewsmall coins...) xMy dear Edward, you will have to dig up a little more money for mesomewhere, for, after all my expenses and the cost of a new thirty and some dayjourney, my pockets are empty. And, since I am so close to Angers, where anumber of Jerome’s and Leonard’s ―ex-recruits‖ 672 live, I would like to visit withthem for at least one day. To make a long story short, please scrape up about 25francs, 30 if possible, wherever and however you can, and send them to me here.God willing, after my return to Paris, I will return this money to you. BrotherNielubowicz 673 from Chateau, to whom I have a letter from Kozłowski 674 , willundoubtedly be my guide among the brethren in Angers. I have not yet met withhim, because until now I have been occupied with my own spiritual affairs; but wewill meet shortly, inevitably, even if I have to go to see him; for Kozłowski hadmuch good tell me about him. However, economy and necessity require that I holdoff with this whole excursion until I receive your letter and a new supply of funds.Get around to doing this as quickly as you can. You will receive this letter on theday after tomorrow, Saturday morning. If you answer the next day, I will haveyour letter on Tuesday. I will be expecting it more or less on that day.Considering that these are beginnings, the news from Rome is not that bad.Thank God, the situation is tolerable; as long as they have a place to stay, and onethat is suitable for clerics. There is no need to hurry with a reply to their secondletter, the last which you sent me; you can even wait for their reply to your lettercontaining assistance. However, since Fr. Gueranger and dear Brandes will add anote and also send letters of recommendation, I will write to them shortly, while Iam still here; then, later, we will write together from Paris after we receive theirnext letter.I wrote to Celiński from La Trappe, I think about the 10 th of November,and he has surely received my letter and, as long as I have it in mind, while I am672 That is, former subordinates and friends of J. Kajsiewicz and L. Rettel.673 Thomas Nielubowicz came from the region of Grodno. He was the standard-bearer for the 13thUhlan regiment. He emigrated to France, and belonged to the Polish Democratic Society.674 Joseph George Kozłowski,