Mr. Mardelle is a decent man, and no fool, he was not always a portier.  He is ordered to go and see you whenever he finds anything.  You must also on your part be on the look-out, but let us keep that between us.  I embrace you and Johnnie also.  You will have our true gratitude when you find a house.

  [a diagram of the apartments is inserted here in the letter.]

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|        |          |               |          |                 |
| Study  | Bedroom. | Drawing room. | Bedroom. | Servants’ room. |
|        |          |               |          |                 |
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|                   |               |                            |
|                   | Dining room   |                            |
|                   |               |                            |
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|                   |               |                            |
|                   |     Lobby     |                            |
|                   |               |                            |
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  Pas de voisinage, surtout blacksmith, nor anything that
  belongs to him.  For God’s sake I beg of you take an active
  interest in the matter, my dear friend!

  [4.]

  I thank you for all your kind actions.

In the anteroom you will direct the grey curtains to be hung which were in my cabinet with the piano, and in the bedroom the same that were in the bedroom, only under them the white muslin ones which were under the grey ones.

  I should like to have a little press in my bedroom, unless
  there be not room enough, or the drawing-room be too bare
  between the windows.

If the little sofa, the same which stood in the dining-room, could be covered with red, with the same stuff with which the chairs are covered, it might be placed in the drawing-room; but as it would be necessary to call in the upholsterer for that, it may be difficult.

It is a good thing that Domaradzki is going to be married, for surely he will give me back the 80 francs after the wedding.  I should like also to see Podczaski married, and Nakw.  (Nakwaska), and Anthony also.  Let this remain between this paper, myself, and you.

  Find me a valet.  Kiss Madame Leo (surely the first commission
  will be the more pleasant to you, wherefore I relieve you of
  the second if you will do the first).