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This Father L'hoir must have been a noble soul to write so lovingly; we wish that space permitted us to give his letters to the reader. Amongst the papers left by Father Hecker we found one carefully preserved, bearing date at St. Mary's, Clapham, the feast of St. It is a manuscript of thirty-nine closely-written pages of letter-paper.
L'hoir then began to send anybody with difficulties to me, and God gave me grace to settle them. Then murmurs arose that he was too much under my influence, and he was removed from his position over the studies. But afterwards they replaced him; he was very efficient in his place."
But how holy a fool he was his superiors soon discovered. We find the following among the memoranda: "Père L'hoir was my superior in the studentate. He was a holy man and a good friend, but he was surprised at my state of prayer.
Father L'hoir had not forgotten his young friend, who received a letter from him a couple of months after leaving Wittem, which breathes in every word the tenderest utterance of friendship; and a year after, another one similarly affectionate, congratulating him on his ordination.
We have not been able to make quite sure of the name of the Rector; possibly it was Father Heilig, who certainly was there at this time, either in charge of the house or as one of the professors. The Master of Studies was Father L'hoir, who soon became one of Brother Hecker's dearest friends.
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