▁if ▁God ▁perm its ▁it , ▁bring ▁back ▁word ▁of ▁his ▁salv ation ▁to ▁his ▁surv iving ▁companion ". ▁Bos co ▁narr ates ▁that ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁contract ▁without ▁real izing ▁the ▁gravity ▁of ▁such ▁an ▁undert aking ; ▁Nevertheless ▁they ▁rat ified ▁they ▁contract ▁repeatedly , ▁especially ▁during ▁Com ol lo ' s ▁last ▁ill ness . ▁According ▁to ▁Bos co , ▁Com ol lo ' s ▁last ▁words ▁and ▁his ▁last ▁look ▁at ▁Bos co ▁se aled ▁his ▁promise . ▁Many ▁of ▁their ▁compan ions ▁knew ▁about ▁this ▁contract . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁appar ition ▁According ▁to ▁Don ▁Bos co ' s ▁mem oir s , ▁Com ol lo ▁predicted ▁his ▁death ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁year ▁before ▁its ▁occurr ing . ▁At ▁ 2 : 0 0 ▁am ▁in ▁early ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁Luigi ▁Com ol lo , ▁who ▁was ▁often ▁sick , ▁fell ▁ill ▁and ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 2 . ▁On ▁the ▁next ▁evening ▁he ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁nearby ▁Saint ▁Philip ’ s ▁Church . ▁ ▁That ▁night , ▁after ▁Bos co ▁went ▁to ▁bed ▁in ▁the ▁d orm itory ▁which ▁he ▁shared ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁twenty ▁other ▁sem in ari ans . ▁Bos co ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁convinced ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁night ▁when ▁his ▁promise ▁would ▁be ▁ful filled . ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Bos co , ▁about ▁ 1 1 : 3 0 ▁a ▁deep ▁r umble ▁was ▁heard ▁in ▁the ▁cor rid or