- Lots of scandalous plays are getting attributed to Rousseau, since he has a rep for anonymously authoring plays.
- Unbeknownst to Rousseau, a friend has paid for an escort to keep him safe from angry mobs.
- In 1753, the Dijon Academy proposes that Rousseau think about their new topic, "The Inequality of Mankind."
- Rousseau is game. He takes a few days off with Therese to think it through.
- Rousseau's famous Essay on Inequality comes out of this vacation.