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to　see　him：　I　added；　that　my　friend　was　a　stammerer；　and　that　therefore
he　would　be　importuned　merely　with　looks　and　not　words。　　M。　de　La　Trappe
smiled　with　goodness；　thought　the　officer　curious　about　little；　and
consented　to　see　him。　　The　interview　took　place。　　Rigault　excusing
himself　on　the　ground　of　his　infirmity；　did　little　during　three…quarters
of　an　hour　but　keep　his　eyes　upon　M。　de　La　Trappe；　and　at　the　end　went
into　a　room　where　materials　were　already　provided　for　him；　and　covered
his　canvas　with　the　images　and　the　ideas　he　had　filled　himself　with。
On　the　morrow　the　same　thing　was　repeated；　although　M。　de　La　Trappe；
thinking　that　a　man　whom　he　knew　not；　and　who　could　take　no　part　in
conversation；　had　sufficiently　seen　him；　agreed　to　the　interview　only　out
of　complaisance　to　me。　　Another　sitting　was　needed　in　order　to　finish　the
work；　but　it　was　with　great　difficulty　M。　de　La　Trappe　could　be　persuaded
to　consent　to　it。　　When　the　third　and　last　interview　was　at　an　end；　M。　de
La　Trappe　testified　to　me　his　surprise　at　having　been　so　much　and　so　long
looked　at　by　a　species　of　mute。　　I　made　the　best　excuses　I　could；　and
hastened　to　turn　the　conversation。

The　portrait　was　at　length　finished；　and　was　a　most　perfect　likeness　of
my　venerable　friend。　　Rigault　admitted　to　me　that　he　had　worked　so　hard
to　produce　it　from　memory；　that　for　several　months　afterwards　he　had　been
unable　to　do　anything　to　his　other　portraits。　　Notwithstanding　the
thousand　crowns　I　had　paid　him；　he　broke　the　engagement　he　had　made　by
showing　the　portrait　before　giving　it　up　to　me。　　Then；　solicited　for
copies；　he　made　several；　gaining　thereby；　according　to　his　own　admission；
more　than　twenty…five　thousand　francs；　and　thus　gave　publicity　to　the
affair。

I　was　very　much　annoyed　at　this；　and　with　the　noise　it　made　in　the　world；
and　I　wrote　to　M。　de　La　Trappe；　relating　the　deception　I　had　practised
upon　him；　and　sued　for　pardon。　　He　was　pained　to　excess；　hurt；　and
afflicted；　nevertheless　he　showed　no　anger。　　He　wrote　in　return　to　me；
and　said；　I　was　not　ignorant　that　a　Roman　Emperor　had　said；　〃I　love
treason　but　not　traitors；〃　but　that；　as　for　himself；　he　felt　on　the
contrary　that　he　loved　the　traitor　but　could　only　hate　his　treason。
I　made　presents　of　three　copies　of　the　picture　to　the　monastery　of　La
Trappe。　　On　the　back　of　the　original　I　described　the　circumstance　under
which　the　portrait　had　been　taken；　in　order　to　show　that　M。　de　La　Trappe
had　not　consented　to　it；　and　I　pointed　out　that　for　some　years　he　had
been　unable　to　use　his　right　hand；　to　acknowledge　thus　the　error　which
had　been　made　in　representing　him　as　writing。

The　King；　about　this　time；　set　on　foot　negotiations　for　peace　in　Holland；
sending　there　two　plenipotentiaries；　Courtin　and　Harlay；　and
acknowledging　one　of　his　agents；　Caillieres；　who　had　been　for　some　little
time　secretly　in　that　country。

The　year　finished　with　the　disgrace　of　Madame　de　Saint　Geran。　　She　was　on
the　best　of　terms　with　the　Princesses；　and　as　much　a　lover　of　good　cheer
as　Madame　de　Chartres　and　Madame　la　Duchesse。　　This　latter　had　in　the
park　of　Versailles　a　little　house　that　she　called　the　〃Desert。〃　　There
she　had　received　very　doubtful　company；　giving　such　gay　repasts　that　the
King；　informed　of　her　doings；　was　angry；　and　forbade　her　to　continue
these　parties　or　to　receive　certain　guests。　　Madame　de　Saint　Geran　was
then　in　the　first　year　of　her　mourning；　so　that　the　King　did　not　think　it
necessary　to　include　her　among　the　interdicted；　but　he　intimated　that　he
did　not　approve　of　her。　　In　spite　of　this；　Madame　la　Duchesse　invited　her
to　an　early　supper　at　the　Desert　a　short　time　after；　and　the　meal　was
prolonged　so　far　into　the　night；　and　with　so　much　gaiety；　that　it　came　to
the　ears　of　the　King。　　He　was　in　great　anger；　and　learning　that　Madame　de
Saint　Geran　had　been　of　the　party；　sentenced　her　to　be　banished　twenty
leagues　from　the　Court。　　Like　a　clever　woman；　she　retired　into　a　convent
at　Rouen；　saying　that　as　she　had　been　unfortunate　enough　to　displease　the
King；　a　convent　was　the　only　place　for　her；　and　this　was　much　approved。

At　the　commencement　of　the　next　year　（1697）　the　eldest　son　of　the　Comte
d'Auvergne　completed　his　dishonour　by　a　duel　he　fought　with　the　Chevalier
de　Caylus；　on　account　of　a　tavern　broil；　and　a　dispute　about　some
wenches。　　Caylus；　who　had　fought　well；　fled　from　the　kingdom；　the　other；
who　had　used　his　sword　like　a　poltroon；　and　had　run　away　dismayed　into
the　streets；　was　disinherited　by　his　father；　sent　out　of　the　country；　and
returned　no　more。　　He　was　in　every　respect　a　wretch；　who；　on　account　of
his　disgraceful　adventures；　was　forced　to　allow　himself　to　be
disinherited　and　to　take　the　cross　of　Malta；　he　was　hanged　in　effigy　at
the　Greve；　to　the　great　regret　of　his　family；　not　on　account　of　the
sentence；　but　because；　in　spite　of　every　entreaty；　he　had　been　proceeded
against　like　the　most　obscure　gentleman。　　The　exile　of　Caylus　afterwards
made　his　fortune。

We　had　another　instance；　about　this　time；　of　the　perfidy　of　Harlay。　　He
had　been　entrusted　with　a　valuable　deposit　by　Ruvigny；　a　Huguenot
officer；　who；　quitting　France；　had　entered　the　service　of　the　Prince　of
Orange；　and　who　was；　with　the　exception　of　Marshal　Schomberg；　the　only
Huguenot　to　whom　the　King　offered　the　permission　of　remaining　at　Court
with　full　liberty　to　practise　his　religion　in　secret。　　This；　Ruvigny；
like　Marshal　Schomberg；　refused。　　He　was；　nevertheless；　allowed　to　retain
the　property　he　possessed　in　France；　but　after　his　death　his　son；　not
showing　himself　at　all　grateful　for　this　favour；　the　King　at　last
confiscated　the　property；　and　publicly　testified　his　anger。　　This　was　the
moment　that　Harlay　seized　to　tell　the　King　of　the　deposit　he　had。　　As　a
recompense　the　King　gave　it　to　him　as　confiscated；　and　this　hypocrite　of
justice；　of　virtue；　of　disinterestedness；　and　of　rigorism　was　not　ashamed
to　appropriate　it　to　himself；　and　to　close　his　ears　and　his　eyes　to　the
noise　this　perfidy　excited。

M。　de　Monaco；　who　had　obtained　for　himself　the　title　of　foreign　prince　by
the　marriage　of　his　son　with　the　Duchesse　de　Valentinois；　daughter　of　M。
le　Grand；　and　who　enjoyed；　as　it　were；　the　sovereignty　of　a　rockbeyond
whose　narrow　limits　anybody　might　spit；　so　to　speak；　whilst　standing　in
the　middlesoon　found；　and　his　son　still　more　so；　that　they　had　bought
the　title　very　dearly。　　The　Duchess　was　charming；　gallant；　and　was
spoiled　by　the　homage　of　the　Court；　in　a　house　open　night　and　day；　and　to
which　her　beauty　attracted　all　that　was　young　and　brilliant。　　Her
husband；　with　much　intelligence；　was　diffident；　his　face　and　figure　had
acquired　for　him　the　name　of　Goliath；　he　suffered　for　a　long　time　the
haughtiness　and　the　disdain　of　his　wife　and　her　family。　　At　last　he　and
his　father　grew　tired　and　took　away　Madame　de　Valentinois　to　Monaco。　　She
grieved；　and　her　parents　also；　as　though　she　had　been　carried　off　to　the
Indies。　　After　two　years　of　absence　and　repentance；　she　promised　marvels；
and　was　allowed　to　return　to　Paris。　　I　know　not　who　counselled　her；　but；
without　changing　her　conduct；　she　thought　only　how　to　prevent　a　return　to
Monaco；　and　to　insure　herself　against　this；　she　accused　her　father…in…law
of　having　made　vile　proposals　to　her；　and　of　attempting　to　take　her　by
force。　　This　charge　made　a　most　scandalous　uproar；　but　was　believed　by
nobody。　　M。　de　Monaco　was　no　longer　young；　he　was　a　very　honest　man；　and
had　always　passed　for　such；　besides；　he　was　almost　blind　in　both　eyes；
and　had　a　huge　pointed　belly；　which　absolutely　excited　fear；　it　jutted
out　so　far！

After　some　time；　as　Madame　de　Valentinois　still　continued　to　swim　in　the
pleasures　of　the　Court　under　the　shelter　of　her　family；　her　husband
redemanded　her；　and　though　he　was　laughed　at　at　first；　she　was　at　last
given　up　to　him。

A　marriage　took　place　at　this　time　between　the　son　of　Pontchartrain　and
the　daughter　of　the　Comte　de　Roye。　　The　Comte　de　Roye　was　a　Huguenot；
and；　at　the　revocation　of　the　edict　of　Nantes；　had　taken　refuge；　with　his
wife；　in　Denmark；　where　he　had　been　made　grand　marshal　and　commander　of
all　the　troops。　　One　day；　as　the　Comte　de　Roye　was　dining　with　his　wife
and　daughter　at　the　King's　table；　the　Comtesse　de　Roye　asked　her　daughter
if　she　did　not　think　the　Queen　of　Denmark　and　Madame　Panache　resembled
each　other　like　two　drops　of　water？　　Although　she　spoke　in　French　and　in
a　low　tone；　the　Queen　both　heard　and　understood　her；　and　inquired　at　once
who　was　Madame　Panache。　　The　Countess　in　her　surprise　replied；　that　she
was　a　very　amiable　woman　at　the　French　Court。　　The　Queen；　who　had　noticed
the　surprise　of　the　Countess；　was　not　satisfied　with　this　reply。　　She
wrote　to　the　Danish　minister　at　Paris；　desiring　to　be　informed　of　every
particular　respecting　Madame　Panache；　her　face；　her　age；　her　condition；
and　upon　what　footing　she　was　at　the　French　Court。　　The　minister；　all
astonished　that　the　Queen　should　have　heard　of　Madame　Panache；　wrote　word
that　she　was　a　little　and　very　old　creature；　with　lips　and　eyes　so
disfigured　that　they　were　painful　to　look　upon；　a　species　of　beggar　who
had　obtained　a　footing　at　Court　from　being　half…witted；　who　was　now　at
the　supper　of　the　King；　now　at　the　dinner　of　Monseigneur；　or　at　other
places；　where　everybody　amused　themselves　by　tormenting　her：　She　in　turn
abused　the　company　at　these　parties；　in　order　to　cause　diversion；　but
sometimes　rated　them　very　seriously　and　with　strong　words；　which
delighted　still　more　those　princes　and　princesses；　who　emptied　into　her
pockets　meat　and　ragouts；　the　sauces　of　which　ran　all　down　her
petticoats：　at　these　parties　some　gave　her　a　pistole　or　a　crown；　and
others　a　filip　or　a　smack　in　the　face；　which　put　her　in　a　fury；　because
with　her　bleared　eyes　not　being　able　to　see　the　end　of　her　nose；　she
could　not　tell　who　had　struck　her；she　was；　in　a　word；　the　pastime　of
the　Court！

Upon　learning　this；　the　Queen　of　Denmark　was　so　piqued；　that　she　could　no
longer　suffer　the　Comtesse　de　Roye　near　her；　she　complained　to　the　King：
he　was　much　offended　that　foreigners；　whom　he　had　loaded　with　favour；
should　so　repay　him。　　The　Comte　de　Roye　was　unable　to　stand