The art of speaking to people who are absent and being able to hear them, the art of communicating, at a distance and without a mediator, our sentiments, our wills, our desires -- this is an art whose usefulness can be made plain at any age.
Lart de parler aux absents et de les entendre, lart de leur communiquer au loin sans médiateur nos sentiments, nos volontés, nos désirs, est un art dont lutilité peut être rendue sensible à tous les âges.