Part 49 (2/2)
”Your brother is very ill-bred!”
”Do you think so?” the Princess answered immediately ”My brother is theto myself
He assuresin the spleen, and that is ere a ourselves at, quite innocently”
”Your brother thinks himself my equal,” added the Prince; ”in which he certainly ; I shall have, when I like, those of the crown”
”So much the worse, monsieur,” replied the Comte de Vere hands,--at least, for a very long ti into an actual provocation, Monseigneur dared to say to his young brother that, were it not for his affection for the Princess, he would make him feel that he was----
”My elder brother,” resu more, I assure you”
Before the ball was over, they ave each other a rendezvous not far from Marly Both of theiven his orders, so that they were followed in order to be separated
The King was inforave expression to his extreme dissatisfaction, and said:
”What! is there hatred and discord already ast my children?”
I spoke next to elucidate the facts, for I had learnt everything, and I represented M de Vermandois as unjustly provoked by his brother His Majesty replied that Monsieur le Dauphin was the second personage in the Empire, and that all his brothers owed him respect up to a certain point
”It was out of deference and respect that the Count accepted the challenge,” said I to the King; ”and here the offending party made the double attack”
”What a st themselves as they are in my heart Vermandois is quick, and as explosive as saltpetre; but he has the best nature in the world I will reconcile them; they will obeyto my Duc du Maine ”My son,” said his Majesty to the child of the Carmelite, ”I have learned with pain what has passed at Madame de Villeroi's and then in the Bois de Marly You will be pardoned for this iet that Monsieur le Dauphin is your superior in every respect, and must succeed me some day”
”Sire,” replied the Count, ”I have never offended nor wished to offend Monseigneur Unhappily for ht to love me”
At these words Monsieur le Dauphin blushed, and the King hastened to declare that he loved all his children with a kindness perfectly alike; that rank and distinctions of honour had been regulated, o, by the supreme law of the State; that he desired union and concord in the heart of the royal family; and he comrievances, and to e these words, the Comte de Verneur, and, spreading out his arms, would have embraced him Monsieur le Dauphin reood-ithout returning it, and very obviously displeased his father thereby
These little faneur was almost explicitly forbidden to entertain any other sentiments for Madame de Conti than those of due friendshi+p and esteereat lovers of festivity, pleasure, and costly delights, which are suited only for people of their kind, dragged the Co debutant, into one of those licentious parties where a young s which excite horror
His first scruples overcome, M de Vermandois, naturally disposed to what is out of the coe; from a simple spectator he became, it is said, an accomplice
There is always so heard the details of an orgy so unpardonable, and the precocious ave hiovernor of the young criminal was dismissed; his valet de chambre was sent to prison; only three of his servants were retained, and he hieneral confessions and the ned himself sincerely to all these heavy punishments He proovernor, his English horses, and his books; and this randeur of soul, entlereat heart destined hio and prove his valour at the sieges of Dignised soon in his conversation, his zeal, histhings of him to the Court A few days afterwards we learned at Versailles that M de Verht whilst bivouacking, which at first had not see deplored this loss, as a statesood father I was a witness of his affliction; it seemed to me extreme One knew not whom to approach to break the news to the poor Care, voluntarily undertook the mission, and went to it with a tranquil brow, for he loved such tasks
To his hoarse and funereal voice Soeur Louise only replied with groans and tears She fell upon the floor without consciousness, and M Bossuet went on obstinately preaching Christian resignation and stoicism to a senseless ht after the obsequies of the Prince (which I, too, had celebrated in my church of Saint Joseph), the underprioress of that little coed me to come to Paris for a brief time and consecrate half an hour to her I responded to her invitation This is the iood nun had to confide toPrince had found time to interview his faithful valet de chambre behind his curtains ”After , iven me a thousand proofs of kindness in my behalf
You will remit to her my casket, in which all h to destroy all which ought not to survive ood mother, ill have only too ence and kindness are known to me”