Such, for some time, was the course of my meditations.

My weakness, and my aversion to be pointed at as an object of surprize or compassion, prevented me from going into public.

I studiously avoided the visits of those who came to express their sympathy, or gratify their curiosity.
My uncle was my principal companion.

Nothing more powerfully tended to console me than his conversation.
With regard to Pleyel, my feelings seemed to have undergone a total revolution.

It often happens that one passion supplants another.