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at present living here in

the French Convent, vis:-

Confide property to trust -worthy persons return

by French Steamer jour- ney paid on arrival.

Celestine,

I have the honour to inform

you that

this

on

ommunicating essage to the sisters

mes

to

they asked me to telegraph through you a message the Superior of the Assumption Autenil, Paris, informing her

that

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that the Superior had sailed for France before the arrival of the telegram- that the

sisters were

safe here and

asking what they

do.

were

to

I advised them as the

urse to

course

less complicated telegraph if that were neces sary direct to Paris or wait quietly here until the Superior arrived in Paris whence she would doubtless cable instruc tions to them.

This