The marquise Du Châtelet reports that Voltaire is unwell with a fever and so she consequently did not show him d’Argental’s letter as the news of Rousseau’s return and Desfontaine’s public criticism would upset him too much. She then turns to Lamare, remarking on his attitude towards Voltaire, and adding that she wished his L’Envieux would not be published. She enquires as to whether or not L’Envieux has yet been presented to the actors and asks d’Argental to use his influence to seize the original manuscript from Lamare. Du Châtelet then turns to the correcting of Voltaire’s epistles including L’homme and Le plaisir, which she notes will be sent to Prault. She concludes by deploring the Dutch printers who have threatened Voltaire with public criticism and asks d’Argental to intervene on his behalf.