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598outlying districts who were to become ―associates‖ and ―servants of unity‖ to livewith us for a time, in order to be bound to us in closer unity, and to assure morestable conduct on their part when operating at a distance from us.N.B. John Koźmian passed through Paris recently, on his way to Englandand Germany, to visit his mother (this is secret). The boy has completely shakenoff his former extremely worldly attitude, his attitude as a student, and is afervent, pius Catholis. He, too, has aligned himself with us, and wishes to join uson his return. Also, Maliński 758 should be coming to us any day from England.Thus, the prospects are that there will be a dozen or more of us.In view of the increase in the number of brothers, we may have to movefrom St. Michael and make other arrangements. But first it is necessary toestablish the filial house, so that we can receive those who are ready to enter.Kró1ikowski, from Bordeaux, is presently our zealous missionary amongour brethren in the depots 759 . He will soon undertake a journey through thesouthern provinces. He will move along, but he will not reach Marseilles.However, if you could make a move, it would be well for you to arrange to meetsomewhere. It would also be well, if you could at least visit Montpellier.He is our brother, mainly a friend of Terlecki. Giecewicz a slightly olderperson, is supposed to be dependable and pius, but somewhat cold; Kozakiewiczis a young lad, a student of medicine; Humphrey Dłuski, a nephew of the priest, isvery, very close, and is said to be capable. The good priest sent us a beautiful andvery promising letter from him. Raulin 760 is also there. He is somewhat notorious,and has many enemies, but even more flightiness and mischief, yet he is not to beneglected. He is attached to us body and soul, especially to Semenenko.Therefore, it would be good for you to visit all of them.Fr. Dłuski is living in Aix, where he wanted to enter the Capuchins. He is avery dear man. We had an opportunity to know him better, because he lived with758 Joseph maliński did not stop with promises that he would return, he was in the House already atthe time when the uprising began, in 1830. He did, in fact, return; but this was already after B.Jański’s departure for Rome.759 The traveling lay apostle of the emigrant depots throughout the towns of southern France.760 Arthur Raulin, a friend of Adam Celiński and Peter Semenenko.