In general， describe Curval and the Duc as two hot-blooded and imperious scoundrels， ’tis thus you conceived them in the plan and in Part The First， and figure the Bishop as a cool， reasoning and tough-minded villain. As for Durcet， he must be mischievous， a teaser， false， traitorous， perfidious. In accordance with which， have them do everything that conforms with such characters.
Carefully recapitulate all the names and the qualities of all the personages your storytellers mention； this to avoid repetition.
Upon one page in your notebook of characters draw the plan of the chateau， room by room， and in the blank space next to this page， itemize all the things done in each room.
This entire great roll was begun the 22nd of October， 1785， and finished in thirty-seven days.
