CONTENTS
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Desire for rambling | 219 |
Reflections on civil war | 221 |
Death of his uncle Bernard and his cousin | 221 |
The paper concerning the fortification of Geneva
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222 |
Experiments—An explosion—Injuries and illness
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223 |
Varied passions and restlessness | 224 |
Declining health—Country residence—Plans and arrangements—Les Charmettes
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226 |
Peaceful life at Les Charmettes | 231 |
Recollections—The periwinkle | 232 |
Health still further declines—A strange malady
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233 |
Religious principles of Madame de Warens | 234 |
Partial recovery—Return to Chambéri—M. Salamon—Attracted to study
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238 |
Return to Les Charmettes—Love for animals | 240 |
Plan of Study—Difficulties | 240 |
Daily routine at Les Charmettes | 243 |
Study of astronomy—Anecdote: a witches’ gathering
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247 |
Theology—Strange ideas | 249 |
Happy days | 250 |
Returns to Geneva to claim the fortune left by his mother
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253 |
Shares his fortune with Madame de Warens | 254 |
Studies anatomy—The result | 255 |
Journeys to Montpellier to see a noted physician
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256 |
The wedding party—Madame de Larnage | 256 |
Declares himself an Englishman | 257 |
Madame de Larnage makes love to Rousseau | 259 |
Invited to Saint-Andiol—Leaves Madame de Larnage
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202 |
Visits the Pont du Gard—Impressions | 263 |
The amphitheatre at Nimes—Comparisons | 264 |
Boards with a doctor at Montpellier | 265 |
Sets out for Saint-Andiol to visit Madame de Larnage, but suddenly determines to return to Madame de Warens—Reasons
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267 |
Arrives at Chambéri—Cool reception—Finds himself supplanted by M. Vintzenried
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269 |
M. Vintzenried—His character | 270 |
Grief at being supplanted | 272 |
Accepts the post of tutor to the children of M. de Mably
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275 |
Characters of his pupils | 276 |
The affair concerning the wine | 277 |
Finds himself ill-adapted for a tutor and leaves the service of M. de Mably
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275 |
Returns to Madame de Warens—Disappointment
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279 |
Extravagance of M. Vintzenried | 280 |
Sets out for Paris with his system of musical notation
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281 |