andinthecourseoffewyearsmore，itbecameundeniablyevidentthatM。deVoltaire’didnotlovemeasformerly:’——infact，ifMadamecouldhaveseenit，M。deVoltairewasgrowingold，losinghisteeth，andthelike；anddidnotcareforanythingasformerly！Whichwasadreadfuldiscovery，andgaverisetoresultsbyandby。
\"InthisretreatatCirey，variedwithflyingvisitstoParis，andkeptawakebymultifariousCorrespondences，thequantityofLiteraturedonebythetwowasgreatandmiscellaneous。ByMadame，chieflyintheregionofthepuresciences，inNewtonianDissertations，competitionsforPrizes，andthelike:reallysoundandingeniousPieces，entirelyforgottenlongsince。ByVoltaire，inseriousTragedies，Histories，inlightSketchesanddeepDissertations:——mockerygettingeverwilderwithhim；thesatiricalvein，inproseandverse，amazinglycopious，andgrowingmoreandmoreheterodox，aswecanperceive。HistroublesfromtheecclesiasticalorLionkindintheLiteraryforest，stillmorefromtherabidDoggeryinit，aremanifold，incessant。Anditispleasantlynotable，——duringthesefirsttenyears，——withwhatdesperateintensity，vigilanceandfierceness，Madamewatchesoverallhisinterestsandliabilitiesandcasualtiesgreatandsmall；
leapingwithherwholeforceintoM。deVoltaire’sscaleofthebalance，carelessofantecedencesandconsequencesalike；
flying，withthespiritofanangrybrood—hen，atthefaceofmastiffs，indefenceofanyfeatherthatisM。deVoltaire’s。
TowhichVoltairereplies，ashewellmay，witheloquentgratitude；withVersestothedivineEmilie，withGiftstoher，versesandgiftstheprettiestintheworld；——andindustriouslycelebratesthedivineEmilietoherselfandallthirdparties。