Jasmin’scompatriotandassociateattheAcademyofAgen，”hasgivenmelettersofadmissiontoVersailles，Saint-Cloud，Meudoninfact，toallthepublicplacesthatIhaveforsolongatimebeenburningtoseeandadmire。”
Afteraweek’strampingabout，andseeingthemostattractivesightsofthecapital，Jasminbethoughthimofhisliteraryfriendsandcritics。ThefirstpersonhecalleduponwasSainte-Beuve，attheMazarinLibrary，ofwhichhewasdirector。”Hereceivedmelikeabrother，”saidJasmin，”andembracedme。
HesaidthemostflatteringthingsaboutmyFranconnette，andconsidereditanimprovementuponL’Aveugle。’Continue，’
hesaid，’mygoodfriend’andyouwilltakeaplaceinthebrightestpoetryofourepoch。’InshowingmeovertheshelvesintheLibrarycontainingtheworksoftheoldpoets，whicharestillreadandadmired，hesaid，’Likethem，youwillneverdie。’”
JasminnextcalleduponCharlesNodierandJulesJanin。