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291Letter Nr. 36Paris, July 2, 1835[To J. Reynaud]Sir,When I received your letter of Wednesday a great part of the article hadbeen already sent to the office, at present the rest is already at Mr. Aicard’s. Iwould seek uselessly, sir, to excuse myself for being late. It is certain that Iwas not sure of having enough time to finish the article at the time appointed. Itook on the task and I should not have done so. But what I would like veryanxiously ill will or voluntary carelessness had anything to do with mylateness. I beg your pardon very sincerely for the trouble I caused you in spiteof my good will, and I have the honour of greeting you.Here is the end of the article, and I do not dare address another to you.However, I should ask you and I beg you to be good enough to glance at thecopy before giving it to the printers because it no doubt contains a lot of faultyexpressions. Moreover, the more you change it the better it will be.I have the honour of greeting you.(MSS 8598, pp. 43, 44, CRR)