Loving，asyoudomadam，thepreciousremainsofantiquity，lovingarchitecture，gardening，awarmsunandaclearsky，IwonderyouhaveneverthoughtofmovingChavilletoNismes。This，asyouknow，hasnotalwaysbeendeemedimpracticable；andtherefore，thenexttimea_Sur-intendantdesbatimentsduroi_，aftertheexampleofM。Colbert，sendspersonstoNismestomovetheMaisonquarreetoParis，thattheymaynotcomeemptyhanded，desirethemtobringChavillewiththem，toreplaceit。AproposofParis。Ihavenowbeenthreeweeksfromthere，withoutknowinganythingofwhathaspassed。IsupposeIshallmeetitallatAix，whereIhavedirectedmyletterstobelodged，_posterestante_。MyjourneyhasgivenmeleisuretoreflectonthisAssembleedesNotables。UnderagoodandayoungKing，asthepresent，Ithinkgoodmaybemadeofit。I
wouldhavethedeputiesthen，byallmeans，soconductthemselvesastoencouragehimtorepeatthecallsofthisAssembly。Theirfirststepshouldbe，togetthemselvesdividedintotwochambersinsteadofseven；theNoblesseandtheCommonsseparately。Thesecond，topersuadetheKing，insteadofchoosingthedeputiesoftheCommonshimself，tosummonthosechosenbythepeoplefortheProvincialadministrations。Thethird，astheNoblesseistoonumeroustobealloftheAssemblee，toobtainpermissionforthatbodytochooseitsowndeputies。TwoHouses，soelected，wouldcontainamassofwisdomwhichwouldmakethepeoplehappy，andtheKinggreat；wouldplacehiminhistorywherenootheractcanpossiblyplacehim。Theywouldthusputthemselvesinthetrackofthebestguidetheycanfollow，theywouldsoonovertakeit，becomeitsguideinturn，andleadtothewholesomemodificationswantinginthatmodel，andnecessarytoconstitutearationalgovernment。Shouldtheyattemptmorethantheestablishedhabitsofthepeopleareripefor，theymayloseall，andretardindefinitelytheultimateobjectoftheiraim。
These，Madam，aremyopinions；butIwishtoknowyours，which，Iamsure，willbebetter。
FromacorrespondentatNismes，youwillnotexpectnews。WereItoattempttogiveyounews，Ishouldtellyoustoriesonethousandyearsold。IshoulddetailtoyoutheintriguesofthecourtsoftheCaesars，howtheyaffectushere，theoppressionsoftheirpraetors，prefects，&c。Iamimmersedinantiquitiesfrommorningtonight。
Forme，thecityofRomeisactuallyexistinginallthesplendorofitsempire。Iamfilledwithalarmsfortheeventoftheirruptionsdailymakingonus，bytheGoths，theVisigoths，Ostrogoths，andVandals，lesttheyshouldre-conquerustoouroriginalbarbarism。