Condillac after the marquis's death had refused to pay tithes to Mother Church and has flouted and insulted the Bishop.

This prelate, after finding remonstrance vain, has retorted by placing Condillac under an Interdict, depriving all within it of the benefit of clergy.

Thus, they have been unable to find a priest to venture thither, so that even had they willed to marry mademoiselle by force to Marius, they lacked the actual means of doing so.
"Florimond continues absent.

We have every reason to believe that he has been left in ignorance of his father's death.

Letters coming from him from time to time prove that he was alive and well at least until three months ago.