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653Letter Nr. 164[To V. Wielogłowski]La Grande Trappe, May 25, 1839 893My dearest Valerian!May God reward you for your recent letters, and for all the expressionsand proofs of your truly fraternal attachment which they contain! And since Imyself keep asking you to write to me very often and at great length, you cansafely set aside any scruples the kind you wrote about in your next to last letter -that you were committing a fault by reason of your loquacity.I began the above a few hours ago hours with the intention of writing alengthy letter. Meanwhile a problem arose. Now the hour when the mail leaves isapproaching, and I do not have time to write anything more today. Let Adolph 894come here on Monday, the day after tomorrow, or on Thusday.An if you can, Valerian, please give him 3 francs for me.You give me good reasons to return speedily; however, there are otherreasons delaying my return. I will write to you about these in my next letter.Continue to write to me at this address. Give your wife and Mary mygreetings.Yours in Christ the Lord,Bogdan 895Saturday.Address: Monsieur Valere Wielogłowski,a Versailles, Avenue de St. Clous 43,seine et Oise.Postmark: Mortagne sur Huisne - May 27, 1839,and Versailles, May 28, 1839.893 The date is established by the postmark and the day of the week.894 Adolph Zaleski.895 The original letter is in the Polish Academy of Science (Cracow): Mss. 1835, pp. 9-10.