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M. de Pontverre’s character—He advises Rousseau to renounce the Protestant faith
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45 |
Arrives at Annecy and sees Madame de Warens for the first time—His reception
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46 |
Madame de Warens—Her history and character
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47 |
M. Sabran suggests that Rousseau shall enter the hospice for catechumens at Turin
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52 |
Sets out for Turin in the charge of M. and Madame Sabran
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53 |
Followed by his father as far as Annecy—Reflections on his father’s conduct
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Description of the journey to Turin—Robbed by his travelling companions
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56 |
Arrives at Turin—The hospice for catechumens and its inmates
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55 |
| Meditations upon religion | 60 |
Tuition in the hospice—Arguments with the priests
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63 |
| The conduct of the Moor | 65 |
| Anxiety to leave the hospice | 67 |
Publicly abjures the Protestant faith—The ceremony
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Turned out of the hospice with a trifling sum of money
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69 |
Independent manner of living—Lodges with a soldier’s wife
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70 |
Endeavours to obtain casual employment in Lyons as an engraver—Poor success—Meets with Madame Basile
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72 |
Madame Basile—Description of her—Rousseau’s passion for her—Interruption
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Treachery of the clerk—Sudden return of M. Basile—His anger—Rousseau is forbidden the house
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77 |
Enters the service of the Comtesse de Vercellis—Her character and household
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| Comte de la Roque | 82 |
| The servants conspire against Rousseau | 82 |
Death of the Comtesse de Vercellis—Her remarkable dying words
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83 |
The incident of the ribbon—Rousseau falsely accuses a fellow-servant of stealing it—Reflections
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84 |
| Returns to his former lodging | 88 |
Conduct towards the girls at the well—Pursuit—The man with the sword
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89 |
M. Gaime—Rousseau’s indebtedness to him—The “Sayoyard Vicar”
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90 |
Enters the service of the Comte de Gouvon—Kind reception and treatment
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92 |
Mademoiselle de Breil—The incedent at the dinner-table; fier or fiert?
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94 |
The Abbé de Gouvon acts as tutor—Progress—Difficulty with Latin—The King is spoken to—Brilliant prospects
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97 |
