I find no difficulty whatever in going to such places alone, and am always treated with the politeness which, as I told you before, I encounter everywhere.

I see plenty of other ladies alone (mostly French), and they generally seem to be enjoying themselves as much as I.

But at the theatre every one talks so fast that I can scarcely make out what they say; and, besides, there are a great many vulgar expressions which it is unnecessary to learn.

But it was the theatre, nevertheless, that put me on the track.

The very next day after I wrote to you last I went to the Palais Royal, which is one of the principal theatres in Paris.