ABSTRACT
February 1822 saw Viotti back in England with Margaret, still without his promised pension. A letter from Robberechts dated 11 February 1822 shows that Viotti's last pupil was then living in Paris, where he found time to give six lessons a day, work on his concertos, and perform at private concerts, as well as at Baillot's soirées musicales. He was clearly popular with the amateurs, and was gaining in confidence with all playing. In April a letter was addressed to Viotti from the Vicomte de Sorconnes, which had probably not reached him by the time Viotti wrote to William in May, saying that he intended to continue to harass the minister until he obtained his pension. Viotti was now in such straitened circumstances that he was obliged to ask William for some financial help for Margaret. Cailleux was clearly another intimate of the Châtillon circle, judging from the familiar way that Viotti speaks of Margaret Chinnery as 'the poor patient'.
