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596since his arrival in Paris. Knowing his heart and his character, I feel that you canentrust any commission, even the most confidential, to him 743 . Therefore, if youwant to send any letters through him, get them here quickly.In reference to our House: Thank God, everything is going well. Atpresent, there are six of us living together: I, Rettel, Sidorowicz are those whohave remained; Mikulski 744 , Edward’s 745 cousin, whom I brought with me fromNevers, is among us, undergoing a period of trial in the novitiate.He is a great consolation to us for, in spite of his former evil life, he ismaking rapid progress in the spiritual way. Our fifth member is John Omieciński,who came to us at the beginning of this month and has already been put in chargeof housekeeping, has made his decision, and has been accepted into the categoryof those who are bound together by bonds of strictest unity, such as Peter, Jerome,and Edward. He is a holy man; by his humble, generous, devout love andmeekness, he is a great help to us in the common life. Krahnas is our sixthmember. A few days ago, with the help of a recommendation fromMontalembert 746 , he obtained permission to come to us from Meaux; from everyaspect, he offers us the greatest hopes. Marszewski 747 received his permissiontogether with Krahnas, and will come to us shortly from Bayeur. He is a lancerwho was in service for some time. He is 40 years old, and is a special friend of theHube’s. He will use him for many jobs around the house, at which he is veryexcellent.Two others who lived with us formerly, but who were forced to movecloser to the center of town because of their work, Siennicki 748 and Kozłowski 749 ,come to us only for festal celebrations.743 The most confidential commission.744 Francis Mikulski who later became Fr. Bonaventure, a Franciscan in Assisi. He lived in theHouse from April, 1838.745 Namely, of Edward Duński.746 Count Charles de Montalembert (1810-1870) – historian, publicist, politician and Catholicthinker. He was a great friend of the Poles, especially of Mickiewicz and Jański. The author of avery popular life of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, of Du vandalisme et du catholicisme dans l’art(1829), and many other works.747 Joseph Marszewski – a captain during the uprising; he did, in fact, enter the House this year.748 Francis Siennicki returned at the end of the year.