The first thing he did on seeing me was to give a start of astonishment.
He told me that he had known at once that my paragraph related to the
Duke of Orleans, and that, fearing his Highness’s anger, he wanted to see
my papers before going further.
I at once got together some imperfect copies that had chanced to escape
the insatiable Cooper’s greedy rapacity, and handed him the parcel.
He strongly advised me against any mysterious or partial publication of
my story, but to bring it to the full light of day.