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39has been unfaithful. The inevitable result of such behavior can only be thatafter some time we would no longer greet one another as sincerely devotedmarried persons who have not seen each other for a long while, but rather aspersons who do not trust one another and who vainly try to disguise their lackof trust with a tear or a hug. As a matter of fact, God knows that, as for me,this is not how I wish it to be.There you have a little sermon. In any case, I would not wish to be asquick in judging you as you have been in judging me. I would like to thinkthat your real convictions about me are very different from those that I seem todetect in some of the passages in your letter. Having waited so long for newsfrom me, you probably write such things more out of pique and anxiety thanto indicate your true opinion of me. Therefore, I do not wish to count themagainst you, or build sand castles with them. Once again I apologize, andonce again I assure you of my deepest affection for you. I sincerely hope that,in the future, you will never again cause me distress by voicing similarsuspicions. Moreover, I trust that in your heart you do not in fact accept whatthey suggest.If good Papa has not already left for Galicia, offer him my most sincerethanks for the letter with which he honored me. The address he asked for is:His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor (L.M. Government, Hotel Juvelides)Cavalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor of St. Louis, Paris, Hotel desInvalides.I send my humblest greetings to Mama, and also to Grandma. GiveMatt, Teresa, Josie, and the dear Grabowskis a hug for me. You forgot tomention in your last letter whether little Bogdan is in good health. Pleaseremember to mention this in your next letter. I am already savoring the delightwith which I will embrace him on my return. Also, let me know the presentwhereabouts of Peter. My brothers have not written to me at all since March. Idon't know what this can mean. In a recent letter I scolded them severely. Ifear that my father may have reverted to his unfortunate weakness.