To repair "Sta. Brigida" would be above his strength. Franciscus told Father-General Edward Sorin, C.S.C., when he was visiting there that he would not spend one cent to repair the house but would sell it and buy a suitable place for their purposes. Sorin gave his approval. Franciscus can buy a villa in the healthiest part of Rome on the Esquilinian Hill between St. Mary Maggiore and St. John Lateran's for 40,000 francs. The discalced Carmelite Sisters who bought the house have strict enclosure. They have written permission to ask all the Bishops of the United States to allow two Sisters to collect in their dioceses to raise funds to pay for the house. Franciscus trusts that Hudson will favor the Sisters with a recommendation in the Ave Maria. Were it not for them, they could not have got rid of "Sta. Brigida". He will begin Canon and Civil Law next month at the Appolinaire. Father Frederick Linneborn is ill; he expects to get his D.D. degree next July. Let Brother Leopold Joseph Kaul favor Hudson and Father John with a box of the best cigars each and send the bill to Franciscus. He does this in consideration of the sale of Sta. Brigida for 120,000 francs and the purchase of the new residence which shall be called Sancta Croce. In 1887 it was sold for 75,000 francs, now they get it for 40,000 francs. :: X-3-j A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.