When you are going to any of those who are in great power, place before yourself that you will not find the man at home, that you will be excluded, that the door will not be opened to you, that the man will not care about you. And if with all this it is your duty to visit him, dear what happens, and never say to yourself that it was not worth the trouble. For this is silly, ad marks the character of a man who is offended by externals.