Aurel praises the verses of Marie Batilliat (Marcel's wife?), which appeared in the Versailles newspaper. She asks for help in consoling her husband, who spent his first illness correcting his book, which came out two weeks ago, by placing an ad for it in the same Versailles newspaper. She also refers to the death of Anna de Noailles, saying that she "bitterly laments your dear companion" but says that Noailles triumphs in her passing.