Could I be so bold as to ask you, Sir, to do me the honor of coming for dinner with your grandson next Tuesday. The Chevalier de la Luzerne, who, as you may well know, wishes to have many opportunities of meeting you, will be among the guests. I am aware that you usually go to Versailles on Tuesdays, but this should not prevent you from acceding to my request, since the Court will be at Marly next Tuesday. If, however, this day were to prove inconvenient, I would ask you to let me know what other day of the following week might suit you better. Be assured, Monsieur, of the devotion of your very humble and obedient servant,