My Nieces shall certainly not have that fashion of Fans, at my poor little DELICES, whither I am just returning." [Ib.

lxxvii.

35 ("Soleure, 19th August, 1758").] TO MADAME D'ARGENTAL (on occasion of MINDEN: Kunersdorf three days ago, but not yet heard of)....

"Truly, Madame, when M.de Contades leads to the butchery all the descendants of our ancient chevaliers, and sets them to attack eighty pieces of cannon [not in the least, if you knew it; the reverse, if you knew it],--as Don Quixote did the windmills! This horrible day pierces my soul.

I am French to excess, especially since those new favors [not worth mentioning here], which I owe to my divine Angels and to M.le Duc de Choiseul.
"Luc--you know who Luc is [as do we]--is probably giving Battle to the Austrians and Russians [KUNERSDORF, 12th; three days ago, did it, and was beaten to your mind], at the moment while I have the honor of writing to you; at least, he told me such was his Royal intention.