HealsoannouncedtheagreeablenewsoftheKinghavinggrantedhimapensionofathousandfrancs。Hesmiledandweptbyturnsashetoldallthis；anddeclaredthat，muchashewaselatedatthepossessionofasumwhichmadehimarichmanforlifethoughitwasonlyequalto42sterling，thekindnessoftheDuchessgratifiedhimstillmore。”Hethenmadeussitdownwhilehereadustwonewpoems；bothcharming，andfullofgraceandnaivete；andoneveryaffecting，beinganaddresstotheKing，alluding，tothedeathofhisson。”Asheread，hiswifestoodby，andfearingthatwedidnotcomprehendthelanguage，shemadearemarktothateffect，towhichheansweredimpatiently，’Nonsense！don’tyouseetheyareintears?’Thiswasunanswerable；wewereallowedtohearthepoemtotheend，andIcertainlyneverlistenedtoanythingmorefeelinglyandenergeticallydelivered。”Wehadmuchconversation，forhewasanxioustodetainus；andinthecourseofit，hetoldmethathehadbeenbysomeaccusedofvanity。’Oh！’heexclaimed，’whatwouldyouhave?Iamachildofnature，andcannotconcealmyfeelings；theonlydifferencebetweenmeandamanofrefinementis，thatheknowshowtoconcealhisvanityandexaltationatsuccess，whileIleteverybodyseemyemotions。’”Hiswifedrewmeaside，andaskedmyopinionastohowmuchmoneyitwouldcosttopayJasmin’sexpenses，ifheundertookajourneytoEngland。’However，’sheadded，’Idaresayheneedbeatnocharge，forofcourseyourQueenhasreadthatarticleinhisfavour，andknowshismerit。Sheprobablywillsendforhim，payalltheexpensesofhisjourney，andgivehimgreatfetesinLondon！”MissCostello，knowingthedifficultyofobtainingRoyalrecognitionofliterarymeritinEngland，unlessitappearsinformapauperis，advisedthebarber-poettowaittillhewassentfor——averygoodadvice，forthenitwouldbenever！
Sheconcludesherrecollectionswiththisremark：”Ileftthehappypair，promisingtoletthemknowtheeffectthatthetranslationofJasmin’spoetryproducedintheRoyalmind。
Indeed，theirearnestsimplicitywasreallyentertaining。”
AcontributortotheWestminsterReview[5]alsogaveaveryfavourablenoticeofJasminandhispoetry，which，hesaid，waslessknowninEnglandthanitdeservedtobe；norwasitwellknowninFrancesincehewroteinapatois。Yethehadbeenwellreceivedbysomeofthemostillustriousmeninthecapital，whereunaidedgenius，tobesuccessful，mustbegeniusindeed；
andtheretheGasconbardhadacquiredforhimselfafameofwhichanymanmightwellbeproud。