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| Determines to write his Confessions | 260 |
The Duke de Luxembourg and family settle at Montmorency
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261 |
Madame de Luxembourg wishes him to enter the Académie Française
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263 |
Visited by the Duke de Luxembourg—Invited to stay at the château during the renovation of his own house
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264 |
Takes up his residence at the chateau—Contentment
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265 |
Reads “Julie” to Madame de Luxembourg—Strange letter from Madame de Luxembourg—Reply
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267 |
Alters Madame de Luxembourg’s copy of “Julie”
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268 |
| Returns to his house at Mont-Louis | 270 |
The Marquise de Verdelin—Her family and character
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272 |
| Madame de Verdelin and Coindet | 274 |
M. de Silhouette—Letter from Rousseau to him concerning the financiers—Result
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276 |
| Letter to Madame de Luxembourg | 277 |
Declines to allow “Emile” to be published in France
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278 |
| Confounded by a child whilst reading “Emile” | 279 |
Defends Diderot—Letter—Diderot’s annoyance
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280 |
The Abbé Morellet writes “La Vision” and is imprisoned in the Bastille—D'Alembert begs Rousseau to procure the Abbé’s release—Letter in reply
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281 |
Release of the Abbé—Letters—Learns that Voltaire has published his letter concerning the disaster at Lisbon—The Abbé Trublet
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283 |
| Letter to Voltaire | 284 |
| Visited by the Prince de Conti | 286 |
Madame de Boufflers—Rousseau subdues his passion for her
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288 |
| Publication of “Julie”—Its sensational success | 290 |
Comparison between the styles of Richardson and Rousseau—Anecdote
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292 |
The “Paix Perpetuelle”—Dishonest action of the publisher
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293 |
| Family afflictions of the Duke de Luxembourg | 295 |
| Becomes suspicious of the Abbé de Boufflers | 298 |
M. de Choiseul—Kind offer—Reflections—Unwise reference to M. de Choiseul in the “Contrat Social”
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299 |
Literary work of Madame de Boufflers—M. le Président Henault—Madame du Deffand—Mademoiselle de Lespinasse
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301 |
| Spite of the Marquis de Villeroy | 302 |
Makes a confidante of Madame de Luxembourg—Fails to trace his children at the Foundling Hospital
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304 |
| Arrangements for the publication of “Emile” | 305 |
The “Contrat Social” completed—Strange incident
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306 |
“Essai sur l’Origine des Langues”—Scheme of retirement— Kindness of the publisher Rey
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307 |
