- Printing of The Social Contract is briefly delayed, but the book finally emerges. Success!
- Rousseau is intent on finding someone to look after his papers after he's dead and gone.
- While Rousseau is being morbid about everything, he finds out that his condition isn't fatal. He'll always be sickly, but it's not such a big deal.
- Emile is published, but it's not such a big hit. Rousseau still considers it to be the most important thing he's published.
- Rumors that Emile is an attack on religion start to emerge. Rousseau's as cool as a cucumber.
- Rousseau gets word that the Paris courts intend to prosecute him for his blasphemy. Okay, now it's time to panic. Our buddy decides to flee to Geneva until the heat dies down.
- When he's finally back in Switzerland, Rousseau kisses the ground.