M.de la Popliniere was the Mecaenas of Rameau; Madam de la Popliniere his very humble scholar.

Rameau was said to govern in that house.

Judging that he would with pleasure protect the work of one of his disciples, I wished to show him what I had done.

He refused to examine it; saying he could not read score, it was too fatiguing to him.

M.de la Popliniere, to obviate this difficulty, said he might hear it; and offered me to send for musicians to execute certain detached pieces.