This brief exonerating memoir, arranged in the form of a tale, which Fouque was to open only in case of accident, Julien made as little compromising as possible to Mademoiselle de La Mole, but, nevertheless, it described his position very accurately.
Ce petit mémoire justificatif arrangé en forme de conte, que Fouqué ne devait ouvrir qu’en cas d’accident, Julien le fit aussi peu compromettant que possible pour Mlle de La Mole, mais enfin il peignait fort exactement sa position.