Part 34 (1/2)

Soon there was not the slightest doubt left to me; and I knew, as did the whole Court, that he openly visited the Marquise, and was glad to pass sos, in truth, never lacked some plausible pretext, and he chose the time when Mada their hoes to Madahter of Henrietta of England, Betrothed to the King of Spain--Her Affliction--Jealousy of the King, Her Husband

The unfortunate lady, Henrietta of England, had left, at her death, two extre still in the cradle

The new Madaood-will for these two orphans to such an extent as to coreatest care; they were, both of the

The elder was named Marie Louise It was this one whoneur le Dauphin; and the Princess, accustomed early to this prospect, had insensibly adapted to it heras her mother, she created already the keenest sensation at Court, and the King felt an inclination to cherish her as much as he had loved Madame But the excessive freedoive his brother, both with his son-in-law and nephew, and with the Ministry, prevented his Majesty fro way to this penchunt for Marie Louise On the contrary, he consented to herof Spain, and the news of it was accordingly carried to Monsieur le Duc d'Orleans He and his wife felt much annoyance at it But after communications of that kind there was scarcely any course open to be taken than that of acquiescence Monsieur conveyed the news to his beloved daughter, and, on hearing that she was to be made Queen of Spain, this amiable child uttered loud lamentations

When she went to Versailles to thank the King, her uncle, her fine eyes were still suffused with tears The feords which she uttered were ; and when she saw the indifference of her cousin, who felicitated her like the rest, she alret

”My dear cousin,” said this dull-witted young lord, ”I shall count the hours until you go to Spain You will sendcould not but find this reflection of his son very silly and out of place But intelligence is neither to be given nor communicated by exaitiree, and with a person which for It was my Duc du Maine who should have been in the eneur

Nature willed it so She had proved it sufficiently by lavishi+ng all her favours on hie would not have it His Majesty has ,been reat Chapel of Saint Ger in his quality of Grand Al heart distrusted

Her beauty and charms rendered her precious to the monarch, utterlyher to the wretched, petty, tiresome, and absurd etiquette of that Gothic Court

Made she had been able to submit to separation from France She condemned herself to the most fastidious observances and the most sore privations, which did notCastilian lord, alht fit to find this Queen pretty, and publicly testify his love for her The jealousy of the religious King flared up like a funeral torch He conceived a hatred of his wife, reserved and innocent though she was She died cruelly by poison And Monseigneur le Dauphin probably cried, after his reat pity! She won't send me the touru!”

CHAPTER XIV

The Dauphine of Bavaria--The Confessor with Spurs--Madame de Maintenon Disputes with Bossuet--He Opposes to Her Past Ages and History--The Military Absolution

Eightof Marie Louise, itnessed the arrival of Anne Marie Christine, Princess of Bavaria, daughter of the Elector Ferdinand The King and Monseigneur went to receive her at Vitry-le-Francais, and then escorted her to Chalons, where the Queen aiting her

The Cardinal de Bouillon celebrated the e in the cathedral church of this third-class town The festivities and jubilations there lasted a week

The King had been very willing to charge ement of the baskets of presents destined for the Dauphine; I acquitted myself of this commission with French taste and a sentinificent gifts placed and spread out in a gallery, she cried out, and said:

”Things were not done so nobly for me; and yet, I can say without vanity, I was of a better house than she”

This re which could be said Can one wonder, after that, that she should have brought into the world an hereditary prince who so keenly loves 'touru', and asks for it!

Madaone to receive the Princess of Schelestadt When she was on her husband's territory, and it was necessary, to confess her for the sacraely e a chaplain of her own nation for her; and she could not confess except in the Gerue

Madaion, said to the prelate: ”I really think, ht to know a little German,--you who have composed the treatise on universal history”