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Got up and put on our shoes and stockings and cambric muslin gowns, which are in high esteem here, fur-tippets and fur-clogs, GOD bless Aunt Mary and Aunt Charlotte for them, and were in coach by nine o'clock, drove to the excellent Abbe Morellet's, where we were invited to breakfast to meet Madame d'Ouditot, the lady who inspired Rousseau with the idea of Julie.
The most agreeable period of French literary society was, perhaps, while this state of things lasted. The Abbe Morellet's breakfast was very agreeable; and Ormond saw at his house what had been promised him, many of the literary men at Paris.
After an excellent breakfast, including tea, chocolate, coffee, buttered and unbuttered cakes, good conversation, and good humour, came M. Cheron, husband of the Abbe Morellet's niece, who is translating Early Lessons, French on one side and English on the other. Didot has undertaken to publish the Rational Primer, which is much approved of here for teaching the true English pronunciation.
Her ladyship went, however, as far from morality as possible to Paris. She spoke of the success Mr. Ormond had had in Parisian society she spoke of M. and Madame de Connal, and various persons with whom he had been intimate, among others of the Abbe Morellet. Ormond rejoiced to find that Lady Annaly knew he had been in the Abbe Morellet's distinguished society.
M. l'Abbe Morellet's niece next engaged our attention; she and her husband came many leagues to see us; and we met also Madame de Vergennes, Madame de Remusat, and Madame Nansoutit, all people of knowledge and charming manners. Madame Lavoisier and the Countess Massulski, General Kosciusko, Prince Jablounski, and Princess Jablounska, and two other Princesses, I leave to Maria. Mons.
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