As the pain in your knee continues, and the Bourbonne waters have been recommended to you, I beg you, madame, to profit by being in their vicinity, and to go and try their effect.  Mademoiselle de Nantes is in fairly good health, yet it looks as if a return of her fluxion were likely.  Five or six pimples have appeared on her face, and there is the same redness of the arms as last year.  I shall send her to Bourbonne; your maids and the governess will accompany her.  The Prince de Conde, who is in office there, will show you every attention.  I would rather see you a little later on in good health, than a little sooner, and ailing.

My kindest messages to Madame de Thianges, the Abbess, and all those who show you regard and sympathy.  Madame de Nevers might invite you to stay with her; on her return I will not forget such obligation.

Louis.

We left Fontevrault after a stay of fifteen days; to the nuns and novices it seemed more like fifteen minutes, but to Madame de Mortemart, fifteen long years.  Yet that did not prevent her from tenderly embracing me, nor from having tears in her eyes when the time came for us to take coach and depart.

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