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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.—­S
tag—­hunting.—­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.