In the absence of the Abbe -- --, with whom he had been very intimate since their common expatriation, he requested that the Abbe Jelowicki, one of the most distinguished men of the Polish emigration, should be sent for.

When the holy Viaticum was administered to him, he received it, surrounded by those who loved him, with great devotion.

He called his friends a short time afterwards, one by one, to his bedside, to give each of them his last earnest blessing; calling down the grace of God fervently upon themselves, their affections, and their hopes,--every knee bent--every head bowed--all eyes were heavy with tears--every heart was sad and oppressed--every soul elevated.
Attacks more and more painful, returned and continued during the day; from Monday night until Tuesday, he did not utter a single word.

He did not seem able to distinguish the persons who were around him.

About eleven o'clock on Tuesday evening, he appeared to revive a little.