He thanks Bruté for the letter he has written to him. He was between two fires but he seeks only the glory of God. He is a bit surprised that he had not heard from Father Jean Tessier. Perhaps he should have written but he prefers to leave matters in the hands of Providence. He has, however, written the following reflections. He does not believe that he would have joined the society except on the conditions that he did, that is not to stay in the seminary but to go on the foreign missions and that he cannot see how what was considered a mark of his vocation to St. Sulpice can now be considered an obstacle to that same vocation. He had told his superiors that he did not feel called to teaching and that he felt called to the missions. He would remain in the seminary 4 or 5 years to form himself spiritually but that he wanted to go to the missions. Father Michel Levadoux and Father Brissard had him read the 4 volumes of the Lettres Edifiants and advised him to set out with Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget, other wise he would have joined the Fathers of the Faith. :: II-3-n A.L.S. French 2pp. 4to., 3