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579Under whose care, direction? My dearest brothers, the sincere desire forwhat is good and a clear conscience permit us to be completely open with you andto depend on that openness in our relations with you. In a post-script I amanticipating the reply to the third question: Not everyone of us has a right to thatcomplete openness without the permission of those in authority. You will soonlearn who that despotic authority is.The Polish Jesuits, Fr. Suszyński and Fr. Ryłło 709 , have encouraged thisplan and they are using all their influence to support it. They are both zealousPolish patriots and priests of Christ. But, have no fear of any Jesuit intrigues. Firstof all, these people are certainly prompted by religious, national and fraternal zeal.The guarantee of this is their past history and all of their relationship with ourmen.Secondly, thanks be to God, our men are very firm in their resolve not tobreak with us. They are determined to preserve and intensify their very closeunion with us and will not yield to any influences that would divide us or causethem to give up a future that is dedicated to God and to our unfortunate fatherland.They are going to need some outstanding figure if possible as a protector, maybeeven Cardinal Odescalchi. One of them will be the superior, who will beresponsible for their interior government and who will communicate with all of usin their name.The last of the questions in this category: Will the local authority allowthis? We could not seek such a permission before-hand. But the Jesuits, whoknow their way around in such matters, assure us that it can be done, and theyurge us to do it as quickly as possible.2. With reference to the house in Paris: It exists, and as Edward wrote you,it is in very good shape spiritually, thanks be to God. The entrance into theseminary of our main pillars could have been, dangerous to our further existence,but God, in his kindness, has warded off this danger. Our weak, new members are709 Evacuated from the territory annexed by the Russians, and hiding in Rome under assumednames.