This unfortunate Mons. d’ Aimeri! … Alas! his forebodings were but too just! Heaven has not permitted him the happiness of conducting his grandson to the altar. He retained his senses to the last; and died this morning at six, after having insisted on Mons. de Valmont and Mons. d’ Almane giving their words of honour, that the weddings should be celebrated the 18th: that is to say, in four days. The Chevalier is in a pitiable condition. He was here this evening for the first time, since the articles were signed. His interview with Adelaide was truly affecting: he enjoyed the purest of all consolation; that of seeing the object of his love a sharer in his sorrow. He has seen Adelaide weep, and her tears fell for him.

In conformity to the last request of Mons. d’ Aimeri, the weddings are fixed for next Tuesday at nine in the morning; there is to be no parade; and we go from the Church to Saint *** on Tuesday the 18th of April; what a day for me! what an epoch in my life!

Saturday, 15.

The Viscountess has discovered a secret concerning Theodore, of which I was intirely ignorant. The day after his arrival, the Countess Anatolle sent him a letter, which contained a full acknowledgment of her sentiments, and an offer of her hand. She added, that his success and behaviour during the campaign had completed the discovery of a passion to her, which she had long endeavoured to suppress, &c. A person must have a weak head, and very little greatness of soul, to make such advances to a man of ninteen and a half. It is true, she had not thought of the possibility of a resusal; our engagements with Mons. de Limours were unknown to her, she has a vast fortune, is only twenty-one, and perfectly beautiful. Not doubting her success, she trusted the secret to a friend, who told it to another, and from friend to friend it reached the Viscountess; who related all these particulars to me this morning.