1694-1724.
A man of the world who can count his conquests, 23;
Schooldays: emancipation, 24;
Death of Louis XIV.: a retrospect, 26;
Entry into public life: relations with his father, 28;
Director of the Press, 30;
In battle with the Parlement against the schemes of Law, 31;
In the Rue Quincampoix, 33;
Law arrested by d'Argenson, Intendant of Valenciennes, 34;
A dutiful correspondent: Madame de Balleroy, 35;
Appearance of "Mon Frère": relations of the brothers, 37;
The Abbé de St. Pierre, 40;
The work of an Intendant, 42;
Difficulties: a "Partie Carrée," 43;
D'Argenson's resignation: its consequences, 45;
A judgment of his character, 48.