Excerpt from Le Compere Mathieu, ou les Bigarrures de l'Esprit Humain<br/><br/>Lorfque nous fûmes arrivés dans cette feconde Capitale de l'em ire de Rufiie il nous parut que les ruêes étoient ef fe&ivement plus raifonnables que les Fran çois le's Hollandois. Pere Jean le Compere lierent amitié avec quelques Of ficiers Allemands de la garnifon qui leur,, procurerent tous les plaifirs p0?ibles dans une ville telle que Pétersbourg. Virulos fe faufilaÿarmi les francs-maçons y trouva fes re?burces ordinaires, tant pour l'utile que pour l'agréable. Il n'y eut que deux Italiens qui paliërent dans ce pays là , qui trouëlerent un peu notre tran quillité. Ces deux marauds établirent une banque de Pharaon dans une e(pece de taudis où le Compere Pere Jean Vi tulos gagnerent lepremier jour 100 rou bles; où ils perdirent le lendemain non  feulement leur gain de la veille mais encore tout ce que nous polïédions juf qu'au dernier,fol (a).
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