M.de Mercy will have reported to you the quietness and gentleness with which this minister has spoken to him.

I have had occasion to see that the heads of the other ministers, which were a little heated, have since cooled again.

I trust, that this quiet spirit will last, and in that case the firmness of your reply ought to lead to the rudeness of style which the people here adopted being forgotten.

You know the ground and the characters, so you can not be surprised if the king sometimes allows answers to pass which he would not have given of his own accord.
"My health, considering my present condition,[2] is perfect.

I had a slight accident after my last letter; but it produced no bad consequences: it only made a little more care necessary.