Paris. May the 7th. 1778.
I send you the English original of the Conscious Lovers
which you seemed to be desirous of. I wish it may ascertain
your favour to the french translation and also to the further
scheme which I intended to promote by it. Let me be so bold
as to offer here to your Grand father My respectful hommage
and make you remembered of your promise of coming to dine
with us on Tuesday of the next week. I am ordered, sir in this
very instant to let you know that you are earnestly desired and
depended upon by all of this house and especially by, Sir your
Most obliged and Obedient servant
Don’t forget that we are at la Cour Neuve near St. Denys and
that the Strait way there is by the Bois de boulogne, the
chemin de la Revolte Leading to St. Denys where you’ll find a
hundred persons (if Mr. Feutry should fail you) to shew you
our habitation. Let it be said without offense of the good
Gentleman but as he is Sometimes out of conceit with his
memory I thought it not amiss to take this precaution.
Be so good, Sir as not to let go this ragged copy of the Conscious
Lovers out of your hands, because there are some lines
of discourse which I made use of and are never to be found
elsewhere. You’ll therefore greatly obblige me in sending it
me back when you shall have done with it. As to the time, ’tis
yours as long as you will.