Farewell，favoriteoffortune!Farewell，myfriend，inwhomIliveagain，andthroughwhomIamabletopicturetomyselfthisbravelove，thisjealousyallonfireatalook，thesewhisperingsintheear，thesejoyswhichcreateforwomen，asitwere，anewatmosphere，anewdaylight，freshlife!Ah!pet，Itoounderstandlove。Don’twearyoftellingmeeverything。Keepfaithfultoourbond。Ipromise，inmyturn，tospareyounothing。
Nay——toconcludeinallseriousness——Iwillnotconcealfromyouthat，onreadingyourletterasecondtime，IwasseizedwithadreadwhichIcouldnotshakeoff。ThissuperbloveseemslikeachallengetoProvidence。Willnotthesovereignmasterofthisearth，Calamity，takeumbrageifnoplacebeleftforhimatyourfeast？Whatmightyedificeoffortunehashenotoverthrown？Oh!Louise，forgetnot，inallthishappiness，yourprayerstoGod。Dogood，bekindandmerciful；letyourmoderation，ifitmaybe，avertdisaster。ReligionhasmeantmuchmoretomesinceIlefttheconventandsincemymarriage；butyourParisnewscontainsnomentionofit。InyourglorificationofFelipeitseemstomeyoureversethesaying，andinvokeGodlessthanHissaint。
But，afterall，thispanicisonlyexcessofaffection。Yougotochurchtogether，Idonotdoubt，anddogoodinsecret。Thecloseofthisletterwillseemtoyouveryprimitive，Iexpect，butthinkofthetooeagerfriendshipwhichpromptsthesefears——afriendshipofthetypeofLaFontaine’s，whichtakesalarmsatdreams，athalf-
formed，mistyideas。Youdeservetobehappy，since，throughitall，youstillthinkofme，nolessthanIthinkofyou，inmymonotonouslife，which，thoughitlackscolor，isyetnotempty，and，ifuneventful，isnotunfruitful。Godblessyou，then!
Madame，——Itisthedesireofmywifethatyoushouldnotlearnfirstfromtheformalannouncementofaneventwhichhasfilleduswithjoy。