J4 INTRODUCTION. 
ened to ks fedncing dictates, and from th^t 
moment I devoted myfelf to it. Neither 
the ties of aueCtion, nor thofe of friendfliip^ 
were capable of diverting me from my pur- 
pofe. I communicated my intention to no 
one ; and, blind to every obftacle, I quitted 
Paris on the 17th of July 1780. 
