Voltaire, describing himself as the sick man of Ferney, writes that he believes from a letter sent by the trio that the Count de Rochefort and the old woman ‘Madame dix neuf ans’ will soon be in either Paris or Vandoeuvre as the letter was sent to him from Macon. He writes that he told the travellers that they would not see ‘The Laws of Minos’ because they will be in their quarters when it will be presented. He begs them not to show the ‘Laws’ to anyone other than D’Alembert because, he notes, one must always expect the worst from frivolous, troubled, and mean spirits. He further notes that the copy they have is very incorrect and it will be necessary to redo two pages and, as there are those that seek only to do harm, he asks that they keep the ‘Laws’ private. He concludes by saying that Marie-Louis Denis [née Mignot] [née Mignot] respectfully thanks Madame dix neuf ans/