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 Berry—­Suspicious 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.

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CHAPTER LXX

Character and Position of the Duc d’Orleans—­His 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.