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CONTENTS OF VOL. II


BOOK VII

PAGE
Reflections concerning the Confessions 1
Stays at Lyons on the way to Paris to visit acquaintances
4
Mademoiselle Serre— Rousseau’s attachment to her
6
Arrives at Paris 7
Introduced to the Academy of Sciences by M. de Réaumur
8
A commission is appointed to examine the musical system, and they declare it “not new”
9
Rameau’s criticism of the system 10
Difficulties of getting his system published 11
Failure of his system of musical notation 12
Indolent life at Paris 13
Advised by Father Castel to “Try the women”— Mesdames Dupin, de Beuzenval, and de Broglie
14
Description of Madame Dupin 16
Declares his passion for her and is repulsed—M. de Francueil
18
Serious illness—During his delirium conceives the idea of composing an opera
19
Convalescence—Composes the opera, Les Muses Galantes
20
The Comte de Montaigu appointed ambassador at Venice—Rousseau becomes his secretary and sets out for Venice
21
Plague at Messina—Quarantine at Genoa—Residence and experiences in the lazaretto
22
Arrives at Venice—Duties as ambassadorial secretary
24
Meanness of M. de Montaigu 25
The ambassador’s carelessness with regards to the duties of his office
26
Rousseau performs the duties of ambassador—Veronese the actor—Captain Olivet and his vessel
28
Careless conduct—The bill of exchange 31
Renders the house of Bourbon a service by forwarding an important despatch—Anger of M. de Montaigu
33
The ambassador’s household—Domenico Vitali
34
Vitali conspires to obtain Rousseau’s dismissal
35