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indefinite, & where no one dares or even is disposed to oppose their
being expended at the will of an obstinate Sovereign. at Dinner at
Simlins we were only Three, but at the same time perfectly three
distinct Persons partaking no wise the Character of Unity, for Paul
Jones was the Third. After Dinner I made another fruitless attempt
on Rochfancault. In the Evening Lady Gower, Lady Sutherland
I mean took me to call on Made Coigny and we three went to
Richlieu's Box at the Opera, where we found him mightily pleas'd
at having rece'd news of the Cross of St George being given him for
his Ismail's Exploits. You will easily conceive that such
Company with good Music made me well contented with
my Existence. This Morning I stay'd at home reading
Chiefly your Productions, waiting for a Ticket of Admittance to
The Assemblée Nationale till half past one when Richlieu
called on me to make some Visits, at going out I found a
Note from Made Coigny inviting to Supper & enclosing the
order of admission which by mistake had been left at the
Porter's. Richlieu was engaged to Davies, so that I was
by myself. I made him however direct my Servant to
what to bring me and there I got a good Dinner
at least & met a Vienna acquaintance whom had dined
with at Prince de Legués, also the Commander of a Sloop, who
had been in the South Seas since Perouse. after Dinner
Richlieu came & took me to the Opera Box, and when we
parted I went to Made Coigny's. We were a small Party of
one Female besides herself & of four Males. I believe I was the
oldest. The Politiques of the Day afforded much Conversation but
whatever the Subject might be, it was treated pleasantly, with
one of them I got on philosophical Subjects, in which occasionally
all joyned Loriciom & some others he is to make me acquainted
with & as he is a Member of the Assemblée, he calls on me tomorrow

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