Voltaire writes that he is a poor and ill old man who thanks Audibert tenderly for his oil. He tells Audibert to have fun with his beautiful business while he is young, and says that he blieves that Audibert won’t bother him for long. Voltaire then responds to Audibert’s attempts to convince him that the sun of Marseille would be favourable in the last days of his life, saying that it is too difficult for him to move and so it will be necessary for him to die in the snows that he had chosen. He concludes by noting that he cannot be angry with them, because they introduced him to Audibert.