Prault writes that he has already had the honour of writing to Voltaire about his tragedy, Tancrede. He adds, however, that his letter must not have arrived because he has not had a reply, and that he has asked D’Argental about it and he always says he is awaiting a reply from Voltaire. Prualt then states that a man he does not know had offered him a copy of the tragedy to print and sell, and that an agreement was made. When the copies arrived, Prault writes that he took some to D’Argental, whom he instructed not to give the copies to anyone or else Prault would denounce him. Prault concludes by saying that the copies have been thoroughly checked for errors, and that he hopes Voltaire is happier with this copy than the previous one.