I told my wife that I begged her to forget the past, to forgive me whatever wrong I may have done her, and that I had nothing to forgive.

It gave me joy to tell her this.

She need not know how hard it was for me to see her again.

I have settled on the upper floor of this big house and am experiencing a happy feeling of regeneration.

At that time, as always happens, the highest society that met at court and at the grand balls was divided into several circles, each with its own particular tone.