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Apparent's Night。The King Returns to Marly。Character of Monseigneur。
Effect of His Death。
CHAPTER LVIII
State of the Court at Death of Monseigneur。Conduct of the Dauphin and
the Dauphine。The Duchesse de Berry。My Interview with the Dauphin。
He is Reconciled with M。 d'Orleans。
CHAPTER LIX
Warnings to the Dauphin and the Dauphine。The Dauphine Sickens and
Dies。Illness of the Dauphin。His Death。Character and Manners of the
Dauphine。And of the Dauphin。
CHAPTER LX
Certainty of Poison。The Supposed Criminal。Excitement of the People
against M。 d'Orleans。The Cabal。My Danger and Escape。The Dauphin's
Casket。
VOLUME 9。
CHAPTER LXI
The King's Selfishness。Defeat of the Czar。Death of Catinat。Last
Days of Vendome。His Body at the Escurial。Anecdote of Harlay and the
Jacobins。Truce in Flanders。Wolves。
CHAPTER LXII
Settlement of the Spanish Succession。Renunciation of France。Comic
Failure of the Duc de Berry。Anecdotes of M。 de Chevreuse。Father
Daniel's History and Its Reward。
CHAPTER LXIII
The Bull Unigenitus。My Interview with Father Tellier。Curious
Inadvertence of Mine。Peace。Duc de la Rochefoucauld。A Suicide in
Public。Charmel。Two Gay Sisters。
CHAPTER LXIV
The King of Spain a Widower。Intrigues of Madame des Ursins。Choice of
the Princes of Parma。The King of France Kept in the Dark。Celebration
of the Marriage。Sudden Fall of the Princesse des Ursins。Her Expulsion
from Spain。
CHAPTER LXV
The King of Spain Acquiesces in the Disgrace of Madame des Ursins。Its
Origin。Who Struck the Blow。Her journey to Versailles。Treatment
There。My Interview with Her。She Retires to Genoa。Then to Rome。
Dies。
CHAPTER LXVI
Sudden Illness of the Duc de BerrySuspicious Symptoms。The Duchess
Prevented from Seeing Him。His Death。Character。Manners of the
Duchesse de Berry。
CHAPTER LXVII
Maisons Seeks My Acquaintance。His Mysterious Manner。Increase of the
Intimacy。Extraordinary News。The Bastards Declared Princes of the
Blood。Rage of Maisons and Noailles。Opinion of the Court and Country。
CHAPTER LXVIII
The King Unhappy and Ill at Ease。Court Paid to Him。A New Scheme to
Rule Him。He Yields。New Annoyance。His Will。Anecdotes Concerning
It。Opinions of the Court。M。 du Maine
CHAPTER LXIX
A New Visit from Maisons。His Violent Project。My Objections。He
Persists。His Death and That of His Wife。 Death of the Duc de
Beauvilliers。His Character。Of the Cardinal d'Estrees。Anecdotes。
Death of Fenelon。
VOLUME 10。
CHAPTER LXX
Character and Position of the Duc d'OrleansHis Manners； Talents； and
Virtues。His Weakness。Anecdote Illustrative Thereof。
The 〃Debonnaire〃Adventure of the Grand Prieur in England。Education
of the Duc d'Orleans。Character of Dubois。His Pernicious Influence。
The Duke's Emptiness。His Deceit。His Love of Painting。The Fairies at
His Birth。The Duke's Timidity。An Instance of His Mistrustfulness。
CHAPTER LXXI
The Duke Tries to Raise the Devil。Magical Experiments。His Religious
Opinions。Impiety。Reads Rabelais at Church。The Duchesse d'Orleans。
Her Character。Her Life with Her Husband。My Discourses with the Duke
on the Future。My Plans of Government。A Place at Choice Offered Me。
I Decline the Honour。My Reason。National Bankruptcy。The Duke's Anger
at My Refusal。A Final Decision。
CHAPTER LXXII
The King's Health Declines。Bets about His Death。Lord Stair。My New
Friend。The King's Last Hunt。And Last Domestic and Public Acts。
Doctors。Opium。The King's Diet。Failure of His Strength。His Hopes
of Recovery。Increased Danger。Codicil to His Will。Interview with the
Duc d'Orleans。With the Cardinal de Noailles。Address to His
Attendants。The Dauphin Brought to Him。His Last Words。
An Extraordinary Physician。The Courtiers and the Duc d'Orleans。
Conduct of Madame de Maintenon。The King's Death。
CHAPTER LXXIII
Early Life of Louis XIV。His Education。His Enormous Vanity。His
Ignorance。Cause of the War with Holland。His Mistakes and Weakness in
War。The Ruin of France。Origin of Versailles。The King's Love of
Adulation； and Jealousy of People Who Came Not to Court。His Spies。
His Vindictiveness。Opening of Letters。Confidence Sometimes Placed in
HimA Lady in a Predicament。
CHAPTER LXXIV
Excessive Politeness。Influence of the Valets。How the King Drove
Out。Love of magnificence。His Buildings。 Versailles。The Supply of
Water。The King Seeks for Quiet。Creation of Marly。Tremendous
Extravagance。
CHAPTER LXXV
Amours of the King。La Valliere。Montespan。Scandalous Publicity。
Temper of Madame de Montespan。Her Unbearable Haughtiness。Other
Mistresses。Madame de Maintenon。Her Fortunes。Her Marriage with
Scarron。His Character and Society。How She Lived After His Death。
Gets into Better Company。Acquaintance with Madame de Montespan。
The King's Children。His Dislike of Widow Scarron。Purchase of the
Maintenon Estate。Further Demands。M。 du Maine on His Travels。
Montespan's Illhumour。Madame de Maintenon Supplants Her。Her Bitter
Annoyance。Progress of the New Intrigue。Marriage of the King and
Madame de Maintenon。
CHAPTER LXXVI
Character of Madame de Maintenon。Her Conversation。Her Narrow…
mindedness。Her Devotion。Revocation of the Edict of Nantes。Its Fatal
Consequences。Saint Cyr。Madame de Maintenon Desires Her Marriage to be
Declared。Her Schemes。Counterworked by Louvois。His Vigorous Conduct
and Sudden Death。Behaviour of the King。Extraordinary Death of Seron。
CHAPTER LXXVII
Daily Occupations of Madame de Maintenon。Her PolicyHow She Governed
the King's Affairs。Connivance with the Ministers。Anecdote of
Le Tellier。Behaviour of the King to Madame de Maintenon。
His Hardness。Selfishness。Want of Thought for Others。Anecdotes。
Resignation of the King。Its Causes。The Jesuits and the Doctors。The
King and Lay Jesuits。
VOLUME 11。
CHAPTER LXXVIII
External Life of Louis XIV。At the Army。Etiquette of the King's
Table。Court Manners and Customs。The Rising of the King。Morning
Occupations。Secret Amours。Going to Mass。Councils。Thursdays。
Fridays。Ceremony of the King's Dinner。The King's Brother。After
Dinner。The Drive。Walks at Marly and Elsewhere。Staghunting。Play…
tables。Lotteries。Visits to Madame de Maintenon。Supper。The King
Retires to Rest。Medicine Days。Kings Religious Observances。Fervency
in Lent。At Mass。Costume。Politeness of the King for the Court of
Saint…Germain。Feelings of the Court at His Death。Relief of Madame de
Maintenon。Of the Duchesse d'Orleans。Of the Court Generally。Joy of
Paris and the Whole of France。Decency of Foreigners。Burial of the
King。
CHAPTER LXXIX
Surprise of M。 d'Orleans at the King's Death。My Interview with Him。
Dispute about Hats。M。 du Maine at the Parliament。His Reception。
My Protest。The King's Will。Its Contents and Reception。Speech of the
Duc d'Orleans。Its Effect。His Speech on the Codicil。Violent
Discussion。Curious Scene。Interruption for Dinner。Return to the
Parliament。Abrogation of the Codicil。New Scheme of Government。
The Regent Visits Madame de Maintenon。The Establishment of Saint…Cyr。
The Regent's Liberality to Madame de Maintenon。
CHAPTER LXXX
The Young King's Cold。'Lettres des Cachet' Revived。A Melancholy
Story。A Loan from Crosat。Retrenchments。Unpaid Ambassadors。Council
of the Regency。Influence of Lord Stair。The Pretender。His Departure
from Bar。Colonel Douglas。The Pursuit。Adventure at Nonancourt。Its
Upshot。Madame l'Hospital。Ingratitude of the Pretender。
CHAPTER LXXXI
Behaviour of the Duchesse de Berry。Her Arrogance Checked by Public
Opinion。Walls up the Luxembourg Garden。La Muette。Her Strange Amour
with Rion。Extraordinary Details。The Duchess at the Carmelites。
Weakness of the Regent。His Daily Round of Life。His Suppers。
How He Squandered His Time。His Impenetrability。Scandal of His Life。
Public Balls at the Opera。
CHAPTER LXXXII
First Appearance of Law。His Banking Project Supported by the Regent。
Discussed by the Regent with Me。Approved by the Council and Registered。
My Interviews with Law。His Reasons for Seeking My Friendship。
Arouet de Voltaire
CHAPTER LXXXIII
Rise of Alberoni。Intimacy of France and England。Gibraltar Proposed to
be Given Up。Louville the Agent。His Departure。Arrives at Madrid。
Alarm of Alberoni。His Audacious Intrigues。Louville in the Bath。
His Attempts to See the King。Defeated。Driven out of Spain。Impudence
of Alberoni。Treaty between France and England。Stipulation with
Reference to the Pretender。
CHAPTER LXXXIV
The Lieutenant of Police。Jealousy of Parliament。Arrest of Pomereu
Resolved On。His Imprisonment and Sudden Release。Proposed Destruction
of Marly。How I Prevented It。Sale of the Furniture。I Obtain the
'Grandes Entrees'。Their Importance and Nature。Afterwards Lavished
Indiscriminately。Adventure of the Diamond called 〃The Regent。〃Bought
for the Crown of France。
CHAPTER LXXXV
Death of the Duchesse de Lesdiguieres。Cavoye and His Wife。Peter the
Great。His Visit to France。Enmity to England。Its Cause。Kourakin；
the Russian Ambassador。The Czar Studies Rome。Makes Himself the Head
of Religion。New Desires for RomeUltimately Suppressed。Preparations
to Receive the Czar at Paris。His Arrival at Dunkerque。At Beaumont。
Dislikes the Fine