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Desire for rambling	219
Reflections on civil war	221
Death of his uncle Bernard and his cousin	221
The paper concerning the fortification of Geneva	222
Experiments—An explosion—Injuries and illness	223
Varied passions and restlessness	224
Declining health—Country residence—Plans and arrangements—Les Charmettes	226

 

BOOK VI

Peaceful life at Les Charmettes	231
Recollections—The periwinkle	232
Health still further declines—A strange malady	233
Religious principles of Madame de Warens	234
Partial recovery—Return to Chambéri—M. Salamon—Attracted to study	238
Return to Les Charmettes—Love for animals	240
Plan of Study—Difficulties	240
Daily routine at Les Charmettes	243
Study of astronomy—Anecdote: a witches’ gathering	247
Theology—Strange ideas	249
Happy days	250
Returns to Geneva to claim the fortune left by his mother	253
Shares his fortune with Madame de Warens	254
Studies anatomy—The result	255
Journeys to Montpellier to see a noted physician	256
The wedding party—Madame de Larnage	256
Declares himself an Englishman	257
Madame de Larnage makes love to Rousseau	259
Invited to Saint-Andiol—Leaves Madame de Larnage	202
Visits the Pont du Gard—Impressions	263
The amphitheatre at Nimes—Comparisons	264
Boards with a doctor at Montpellier	265
Sets out for Saint-Andiol to visit Madame de Larnage, but suddenly determines to return to Madame de Warens—Reasons	267
Arrives at Chambéri—Cool reception—Finds himself supplanted by M. Vintzenried	269
M. Vintzenried—His character	270
Grief at being supplanted	272
Accepts the post of tutor to the children of M. de Mably	275
Characters of his pupils	276
The affair concerning the wine	277
Finds himself ill-adapted for a tutor and leaves the service of M. de Mably	275
Returns to Madame de Warens—Disappointment	279
Extravagance of M. Vintzenried	280
Sets out for Paris with his system of musical notation	281