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602Domeyko has not yet written from his destination but then, the journeyitself takes from three to four months, and he left in February. His last letter waswritten to Adam, from Madeira, in the Canary Islands.Adam’s 767 little Mary is a very beautiful child; she is already chatteringdelightfully. Sometimes she comes with her father to pay us a visit. And Adam,what a father! How he loves her! How he watches her every movement and everyword, correcting and teaching!Since Michael came to Berlin, Caesar Plater had to leave Dresden. He is inHamburg now. It’s quite true that the primary purpose of his stay in Germany is tomarry Miss Małachowska, who is from the area of Sandomierz; but somehow,things are not going too well for him.Montalembert has already left Paris for Villersexel, to stay with his wife’sfamily; he has a pretty little daughter, Elisabeth.I forgot one other important and pressing matter. You asked that we keepyou abreast of rumors about our relationship with Poland. Be at peace! There areno rumors of anything new. From the past many people are aware that you were incontact, and that you have been maintaining contact - from which I can infer thatyou are, indeed, maintaining contact.A second important matter. Apparently, you are about to move shortly? Itis about time! It should not be source of wonder to you that, because of our semi-Jesuit constituency, nothing that you write to the ―Romans‖ is hidden from mehowever, I tell no one else. And so, our ―Romans‖ once mentioned to me thatyou’we been toying with the idea if establishing your residence there. What agolden, holy, sacred plan!I dare not ask or persuade... But, I am praying very fervently, asking Godto cause this idea to become a very firm intention, and to move you to realize it assoon as possible. How good that would be for them, and for all of us, for thewhole of our foundation and the holy work we have undertaken! 768 Please, bearthem no resentment because they wrote to me. Do not reproach on this account.767 Adam Mickiewicz’s eldest daughter, Mary.768 The work of religious reneval in Poland, and its liberation.