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He left France with reluctance, saying he could never forget the years of happiness that he had spent "in the sweet society of a people whose conversation is instructive, whose manners are highly pleasing, and who, above all the nations in the world, have, in the greatest perfection, the art of making themselves beloved by strangers." HE LEFT FRANCE WITH RELUCTANCE SAYING THAT HE COULD NEVER FORGET THE YEARS OF HAPPINESS THAT HE HAD SPENT IN THE SWEET SOCIETY OF A PEOPLE WHOSE CONVERSATION IS INSTRUCTIVE WHOSE MANNERS ARE HIGHLY PLEASING AND WHO ABOVE ALL THE NATIONS IN THE WORLD HAVE IN THE GREATEST PERFECTION THE ART OF MAKING THEMSELVES BELOVED BY STRANGERS
the time passes till one, without any kind of bodily exercise. But all this I could pardon, in regard, as you say, to your sedentary condition. But what is your practice after dinner? Walking in the beautiful garden of those friends with whom you have dined, would be the choice of men of sense; yours is to be fixed down to chess, where you are found engaged for two or three hours!” But notwithstanding his sedentary life and his gout and his other maladies, Franklin lived to be eighty-four, preserving his extraordinary brightness and gayety to the last. His mental faculties were unimpaired, his face was fresh and serene, and his spirits were buoyant. This charming vivacity and this play and sparkle of mind greatly contributed towards making Franklin so beloved of the French. His life in Paris was the happiest of his whole career. He was very social, and he therefore enjoyed the Parisian garden parties and dinners, the attractive women, and the literary, scientific and philosophical men.  TO YOU ON BUSINESS THUS THE TIME PASSES TILL ONE WITHOUT ANY KIND OF BODILY EXERCISE BUT ALL THIS I COULD PARDON IN REGARD AS YOU SAY TO YOUR SEDENTARY CONDITION BUT WHAT IS YOUR PRACTICE AFTER DINNER WALKING IN THE BEAUTIFUL GARDEN OF THOSE FRIENDS WITH WHOM YOU HAVE DINED WOULD BE THE CHOICE OF MEN OF SENSE YOURS IS TO BE FIXED DOWN TO CHESS WHERE YOU ARE FOUND ENGAGED FOR TWO OR THREE HOURS BUT NOTWITHSTANDING HIS SEDENTARY LIFE AND HIS GOUT AND HIS OTHER MALADIES FRANKLIN LIVED TO BE EIGHTY FOUR PRESERVING HIS EXTRAORDINARY BRIGHTNESS AND GAIETY TO THE LAST HIS MENTAL FACULTIES WERE UNIMPAIRED HIS FACE WAS FRESH AND SERENE AND HIS SPIRITS WERE BUOYANT THIS CHARMING VIVACITY AND THIS PLAY AND SPARKLE OF MIND GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS MAKING FRANKLIN SO BELOVED OF THE FRENCH HIS LIFE IN PARIS WAS THE HAPPIEST OF HIS WHOLE CAREER HE WAS VERY SOCIAL AND HE THEREFORE ENJOYED THE PARISIAN GARDEN PARTIES AND DINNERS THE ATTRACTIVE WOMEN AND THE LITERARY SCIENTIFIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL MEN
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