In the reading section, the writer casts doubts on the accuracy of the the Chevalier de Seingalt's memoir book, a valuable historical resourse about European society in the eighteenth century, by pointing some examples including his wealth status, documentary of Voltaire's personal converasations, and realsing jail; However, the lecturer contends that this book sounds reliable by presenting some evidence regarding reading points.
First of all, the writer claims Chevalier had not really been very rich, contrary to what mentioened in the book, owing to some evidence reveals he had borrowed money from a Swiss merchant; in contrast, the professor rejects this notion by stating that this situation reffered to the time he lost a large amount of money in gambling. He should deal his belongings to cashe to pay his owe. Therefore, he borrowed money.
Moreover, contrary to the critics in the reading suggesting that Chevalier could not trace all points of events, for instance the Voltair and Chevaliers conversationes, after many years they occurred, the lecturer asserts that there are several notes from the Chevalier which wrote down every day life detials such as his conservations and could conformed to whole body later.
In addition, even though the writer indicates that escaping from jail mentioned in book sounds story tellings tricks such as adding some exictement instead of the truth: offering bribe to his politically powerful friends in Venice, the professor point to the fact that the ceiling of the jail where he addressed was repaired at that time.
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