He would not have been at the exempt, but the sight of the other depressed him.  He asked La Billardiere what this meant.  Billardiere could not dissimulate that Favancourt had orders to accompany him, and to remain with him in the place to which they were going.  Favancourt himself took this moment to pay his compliments as best he might to the Duc du Maine, to which the Duke replied but little, and that in a civil and apprehensive manner.  These proceedings conducted them to the end of the avenue of Sceaux, where the bodyguards appeared.  The sight of them made the Duc du Maine change colour.

Silence was but little interrupted in the coach.  Now and then M. du Maine would say that he was very innocent of the accusation which had been formed against him; that he was much attached to the King, and not less so to M. le Duc d’Orleans, who could not but recognise it; and that it was very unfortunate his Royal Highness should put faith in his enemies (he never named anybody).  All this was said in a broken manner, and amid many sighs; from time to time signs of the cross; low mumblings as of prayers; and plunges at each church or each cross they passed.  He took his meals in the coach, ate very little, was alone at night, but with good precautions taken.  He did not know until the morrow that he was going to Dourlens.  He showed no emotion thereupon.  All these details I learnt from Favancourt, whom I knew very well, and who was in the Musketeers when I served in that corps.

At the moment of the arrest of M. du Maine, Ancenis, captain of the body-guard, arrested the Duchesse du Maine in her house in the Rue St. Honore.  A lieutenant, and an exempt of the foot body-guards, with other troops, took possession of the house at the same time, and guarded the doors.  The compliment of the Duc d’Ancenis was sharply received.  Madame du Maine wished to take away some caskets.  Ancenis objected.  She demanded, at the least, her jewels; altercations very strong on one side, very modest on the other:  but she was obliged to yield.  She raged at the violence done to a person of her rank, without saying anything too disobliging to M. d’Ancenis, and without naming anybody.  She delayed her departure as long as she could, despite the instances of d’Ancenis, who at last presented his hand to her, and politely, but firmly, said she must go.  She found at her door two six-horse coaches, the sight of which much shocked her.  She was obliged, however, to mount.  Ancenis placed himself by her side, the lieutenant and the exempt of the guard in front, two chambermaids whom she had chosen were in the other coach, with her apparel, which had been examined.  The ramparts were followed, the principal streets avoided; there was no stir, and at this she could not restrain her surprise and vexation, or check a tear, declaiming by fits and starts against the violence done her.  She complained of the rough coach, the indignity it cast upon her, and from time to time asked where