æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm dʒˈɛfɚsənz fɹˈɛnd, ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈaʊndɪŋ fˈɑːðɚ dʒˈɑːn ˈædəmz, wʌzðə nˈeɪbɚ, æɾ ˈɔːtjuːˌɪl, ʌv ˈæŋkˈæθɹɪn də lˈɪɡnivˌɪl, mˈædəm hɛlvˈeɪɾɪəs, hˌuː hˈoʊstᵻd ðə fˈeɪməs sˈɜːkəl dˈɔːtjuːˌɪl wˌɛɹ ðɪ ˈɪnfluːəns ʌv lˈɛs nˈuːf sˈoʊɜːz wʌz æɾ ɪts hˈaɪɪst.
At the same time Jefferson's friend, American Founding Father John Adams, was the neighbour, at Auteuil, of  Anne-Catherine de Ligniville, Madame Helvétius, who hosted the famous Cercle d'Auteuil where the influence of Les Neuf Sœurs was at its highest.