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275his own way. Even before they had dismissed about twenty youths underpretext of assigning them the mission of getting updated on women and thepeople. They walk around Paris like Harlequins, each one authorised by theFather to give individual expression to his dress. Others, staff in hand andsuitcase on their backs left for the Midi to glorify there the second redeemer.Our poor Ribes, having gone insane at Lyon is with his family; they say he is alittle better. No doubt the affair of d’Humann is known by the papers and he isin a clinic. Barrault is to goat once to his wife; I was told today that Enfantin himself was proposing toleave Menilmontant and Paris.The review claims to be no longer at all St. Simonist; it regards all thegeneral doctrines as conceptions resulting necessarily from individualtendencies and not as the spontaneous conceptions of some great men, as forthe other people I don’t think they know what they want.Rodriguez, believing himself Pope exclusively does stock broking,Cazeaux works at city hall, Charton at public work.Since the death of Bazard those around him Dugied, St. Cheron, Fuster,Bannet, could never take any initiative. About fifteen of the industrialistsamong others Pleix, Caboche propose in the spring to go to America and foundthere an industrial colony.Delaporte has become the Carlist of the Gazette, others republicans,others revellers, others indifferent. All is in ruins, in dust. Buchez aloneremains up, his Europeen is becoming a daily; he gives two or three coursesand lately he is publishing the first volume of the development of humanity.Jules and Transon are still with Fourier though not entirely. Jules too has alliedhimself with Mr. Emile Girardin. They are setting up a Phalanstere next springtwelve leagues from Paris, on the estate of Mr. Baudret-Dulary. Anotherimportant piece of news:beautiful and lovable Prosper Bellet, adorer of our good MadameNiboyet, Bellet whom you recall do doubt and has become in his turn revealer,