CHAPTER XCVI
The Regent Sends for Me.—Guilt of the Duc de Maine.—Proposed Arrest.— Discussion on the Prison to Be Chosen.—The Arrest.—His Dejection.— Arrest of the Duchess.—Her Rage.—Taken to Dijon.—Other Arrests.— Conduct of the Comte de Toulouse.—The Faux Sauniers.—Imprisonment of the Duc and Duchesse du Maine.—Their Sham Disagreement.—Their Liberation.—Their Reconciliation.
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CHAPTER XCVII
Anecdote of Madame de Charlus.—The ’Phillippaques’.—La Grange.— Pere Tellier.—The Jesuits.—Anecdote——Tellier’s Banishment.—Death of Madame de Maintenon.—Her Life at Saint-Cyr.
CHAPTER XCVIII
Mode of Life of the Duchesse de Berry.—Her Illness.—Her Degrading Amours.—Her Danger Increases.—The Sacraments Refused.—The Cure Is Supported by the Cardinal de Noailles.—Curious Scene.—The Duchess Refuses to Give Way.—She Recovers, and Is Delivered.—Ambition of Rion. —He Marries the Duchess.—She Determines to Go to Meudon.—Rion Sent to the Army.—Quarrels of Father and Daughter.—Supper on the Terrace of Meudon.—The Duchess Again Ill.—Moves to La Muette.—Great Danger.— Receives the Sacrament.—Garus and Chirac.—Rival Doctors.—Increased Illness.—Death of the Duchess.—Sentiments on the Occasion.—Funeral Ceremonies.—Madame de Saint-Simon Fails Ill.—Her Recovery.—We Move to Meudon.—Character of the Duchesse de Berry.
CHAPTER XCIX
The Mississippi Scheme.—Law Offers Me Shares.—Compensation for Blaye.— The Rue Quincampoix.—Excitement of the Public.—Increased Popularity of the Scheme.—Conniving of Law.—Plot against His Life—Disagreement with Argenson.—Their Quarrel.—Avarice of the Prince de Conti.—His Audacity.—Anger of the Regent.—Comparison with the Period of Louis XIV.—A Ballet Proposed.—The Marechal de Villeroy.—The Young King Is to Dance.—Young Law Proposed.—Excitement.—The Young King’s Disgust.— Extravagant Presents of the Duc d’Orleans.
CHAPTER C
System of Law in Danger.—Prodigality of the Duc d’Orleans.—Admissions of Law.—Fall of His Notes.—Violent Measures Taken to Support Them.— Their Failure.—Increased Extravagance of the Regent.—Reduction of the Fervour.—Proposed Colonies.—Forced Emigration.—Decree on the Indian Company.—Scheming of Argenson. Attitude of the Parliament.—Their Remonstrance.—Dismissal of Law.—His Coolness—Extraordinary Decree of Council of State.—Prohibition of jewellery.—New Schemes.
CHAPTER CI
The New Edict.—The Commercial Company.—New Edict.—Rush on the Bank.— People Stifled in the Crowd.—Excitement against Law.—Money of the Bank.—Exile of the Parliament to Pontoise.—New Operation.—The Place Vendome.—The Marechal de Villeroy.—Marseilles.—Flight of Law.— Character of Him and His Wife.—Observations on His Schemes.—Decrees of the Finance.