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664Letter Nr. 167[To V. Wielogłowski]Mortagne, July 3, 1839The grace and peace of God be with you, my dearest Valerian! I have soaccustomed you to my delays that once again you will say: Of course! and youforgive me.I want to complete for you the material begun in the last letter. I hope Iwill still be in time, that is, before your parting with Popiel. But first I have somemore important news about local problems.First: I left La Trappe on June 24 th , the Feast of St. John, together withAdolph, for whom I believe the retreat and the stay at La Trappe will prove to be agreat benefit though perhaps only after a while. I stopped at Mortagne, and I amnot anxious to return to Paris before some funds arrive. Otherwise, I will beoverwhelmed by all the business matters that have been suspended until I return;and, perhaps in vain, I might be completely discredited by them.Yet, in just the time that I have been here what sad news there is fromParis! I was supposed to make a number of necessary payments on the first of themonth - a few notes etc... about 300 francs. I had no choice. I had write toLadislaus Plater to remit the 300 francs in his possession which had been clearlyand without any condition designated for my use; in fact, this money had beensent by his brother Caesar. I still have not received his reply, though it ispractically sure that he will release the money. Thus the first, and most urgentexpenses will be met.However, suddenly and unexpectedly another very serious need hasemerged. I owe my landlord about 600 francs for one and a half quarters. Ithought that he would wait patiently until the end of the quarter, till July 15 th . Andperhaps before this time we would finally receive some assistance. I am especiallyexpecting to receive 1,500 francs from Mrs. Łopacińska. She promised most