The bad weather has kept me for quite some time from the pleasure of seeing your respectable papa and you. I am waiting for it to end with great impatience. I received your answer on the subject of the affair that M. le cardinal de rohan had entrusted to me and I communicated it to him. I thank your father for this elucidation. I took that occasion to remind him of the promises he made to poor Arbelot. But he carried out this promise as much as it was in his power to do. The provisions for d’Arbelot have been signed. All that remains is for him to be completely blind, and he was bearing a certificate that stated that he was not entirely so. The rules are so strict on this matter that it is not possible for the cardinal to overcome this obstacle. The subject is examined with great rigor by the council and it is not in the power of the head chaplain to enforce his admission. Arbelot should have, after having lived some time far from Paris and your neighborhood, sent a certificate from a sworn surgeon, based on which he would have been granted the pension while waiting for a spot. I will explain all of this to him to spare you the trouble, and I will not lose sight of the fact that this affair is of interest to you. Here is another request to your father, but it is not very troublesome, nor is it difficult to grant. The contractors of the typographical society of Neufchatel, who are printing a collection of the arts in 4°, are asking for permission to dedicate the twentieth volume to M. Franklin. Obtain his consent for this, and I will let them know. Please believe in the tender and respectful affection I profess for you and for your father