returned　from　it　as　they　went。
  The　end　of　the　year　was　stormy　at　Marly。　　One　evening；　after　the　King　had
  gone　to　bed；　and　while　Monseigneur　was　playing　in　the　saloon；　the
  Duchesse　de　Chartres　and　Madame　la　Duchesse　（who　were　bound　together　by
  their　mutual　aversion　to　the　Princesse　de　Conti）　sat　down　to　a　supper　in
  the　chamber　of　the　first…named。　　Monseigneur；　upon　retiring　late　to　his
  own　room；　found　them　smoking　with　pipes；　which　they　had　sent　for　from　the
  Swiss　Guards！　　Knowing　what　would　happen　if　the　smell　were　discovered；　he
  made　them　leave　off；　but　the　smoke　had　betrayed　them。　　The　King　next　day
  severely　scolded　them；　at　which　the　Princesse　de　Conti　triumphed。
  Nevertheless；　these　broils　multiplied；　and　the　King　at　last　grew　so　weary
  of　them　that　one　evening　he　called　the　Princesses　before　him；　and
  threatened　that　if　they　did　not　improve　he　would　banish　them　all　from　the
  Court。　　The　measure　had　its　effect；　calm　and　decorum　returned；　and
  supplied　the　place　of　friendship。
  There　were　many　marriages　this　winter；　and　amongst　them　one　very　strange
  a　marriage　of　love；　between　a　brother　of　Feuquiere's；　who　had　never
  done　much；　and　the　daughter　of　the　celebrated　Mignard；　first　painter　of
  his　time。　　This　daughter　was　still　so　beautiful；　that　Bloin；　chief　valet
  of　the　King；　had　kept　her　for　some　time；　with　the　knowledge　of　every　one；
  and　used　his　influence　to　make　the　King　sign　the　marriage…contract。
  There　are　in　all　Courts　persons　who；　without　wit　and　without
  distinguished　birth；　without　patrons；　or　service　rendered；　pierce　into
  the　intimacy　of　the　most　brilliant；　and　succeed　at　last；　I　know　not　how；
  in　forcing　the　world　to　look　upon　them　as　somebody。　　Such　a　person　was
  Cavoye。　　Rising　from　nothing；　he　became　Grand　Marechal　des　Logis　in　the
  royal　household：　he　arrived　at　that　office　by　a　perfect　romance。　　He　was
  one　of　the　best　made　men　in　France；　and　was　much　in　favour　with　the
  ladies。　　He　first　appeared　at　the　Court　at　a　time　when　much　duelling　was
  taking　place；　in　spite　of　the　edicts。　　Cavoye；　brave　and　skilful；
  acquired　so　much　reputation　m　this　particular；　that　the　name　of　〃Brave
  Cavoye〃　has　stuck　to　him　ever　since。　　An　ugly　but　very　good　creature；
  Mademoiselle　de　Coetlogon；　one　of　the　Queen's　waiting…women；　fill　in　love
  with　him；　even　to　madness。　　She　made　all　the　advances；　but　Cavoye　treated
  her　so　cruelly；　nay；　sometimes　so　brutally；　that　（wonderful　to　say）
  everybody　pitied　her；　and　the　King　at　last　interfered；　and　commanded　him
  to　be　more　humane。　　Cavoye　went　to　the　army；　the　poor　Coetlogon　was　in
  tears　until　his　return。　　In　the　winter；　for　being　second　in　a　duel；　he
  was　sent　to　the　Bastille。　　Then　the　grief　of　Coetlogon　knew　no　bounds：
  she　threw　aside　all　ornaments；　and　clad　herself　as　meanly　as　possible；
  she　begged　the　King　to　grant　Cavoye　his　liberty；　and；　upon　the　King's
  refusing；　quarrelled　with　him　violently；　and　when　in　return　he　laughed　at
  her；　became　so　furious；　that　she　would　have　used　her　nails；　had　he　not
  been　too　wise　to　expose　himself　to　them。　　Then　she　refused　to　attend　to
  her　duties；　would　not　serve　the　King；　saying；　that　he　did　not　deserve　it；
  and　grew　so　yellow　and　ill；　that　at　last　she　was　allowed　to　visit　her
  lover　at　the　Bastille。　　When　he　was　liberated；　her　joy　was　extreme；　she
  decked　herself　out　anon；　but　it　was　with　difficulty　that　she　consented　to
  be　reconciled　to　the　King。
  Cavoye　had　many　times　been　promised　an　appointment；　but　had　never
  received　one　such　as　he　wished。　　The　office　of　Grand　Marechal　des　Logis
  had　just　become　vacant：　the　King　offered　it　to　Cavoye；　but　on　condition
  that　he　should　marry　Mademoiselle　Coetlogon。　　Cavoye　sniffed　a　little
  longer；　but　was　obliged　to　submit　to　this　condition　at　last。　　They　were
  married；　and　she　has　still　the　same　admiration　for　him；　and　it　is
  sometimes　fine　fun　to　see　the　caresses　she　gives　him　before　all　the
  world；　and　the　constrained　gravity　with　which　he　receives　them。　　The
  history　of　Cavoye　would　fill　a　volume；　but　this　I　have　selected　suffices
  for　its　singularity；　which　assuredly　is　without　example。
  About　this　time　the　King　of　England　thought　matters　were　ripe　for　an
  attempt　to　reinstate　himself　upon　the　throne。　　The　Duke　of　Berwick　had
  been　secretly　into　England；　where　he　narrowly　escaped　being　arrested；
  and　upon　his　report　these　hopes　were　built。　　Great　preparations　were
  made；　but　they　came　to　nothing；　as　was　always　the　case　with　the　projects
  of　this　unhappy　prince。
  Madame　de　Guise　died　at　this　time。　　Her　father　was　the　brother　of　Louis
  XIII。；　and　she；　humpbacked　and　deformed　to　excess；　had　married　the　last
  Duc　de　Guise；　rather　than　not　marry　at　all。　　During　all　their　lives；　she
  compelled　him　to　pay　her　all　the　deference　due　to　her　rank。　　At　table　he
  stood　while　she　unfolded　her　napkin　and　seated　herself；　and　did　not　sit
  until　she　told　him　to　do　so；　and　then　at　the　end　of　the　table。　　This　form
  was　observed　every　day　of　their　lives。　　She　was　equally　severe　in　such
  matters　of　etiquette　with　all　the　rest　of　the　world。　　She　would　keep　her
  diocesan；　the　Bishop　of　Seez；　standing　for　entire　hours；　while　she　was
  seated　in　her　arm…chair　and　never　once　offered　him　a　seat　even　in　the
  corner。　　She　was　in　other　things　an　entirely　good　and　sensible　woman。
  Not　until　after　her　death　was　it　discovered　that　she　had　been　afflicted
  for　a　long　time　with　a　cancer；　which　appeared　as　though　about　to　burst。
  God　spared　her　this　pain。
  We　lost；　in　the　month　of　March；　Madame　de　Miramion；　aged　sixty…six。　　She
  was　a　bourgeoise；　married；　and　in　the　same　year　became　a　widow　very　rich；
  young；　and　beautiful。　　Bussy　Rabutin；　so　known　by　his　'Histoire　Amoureuse
  des　Gaules'；　and　by　the　profound　disgrace　it　drew　upon　him；　and　still
  more　by　the　vanity　of　his　mind　and　the　baseness　of　his　heart；　wished
  absolutely　to　marry　her；　and　actually　carried　her　off　to　a　chateau。　　Upon
  arriving　at　the　place；　she　pronounced　before　everybody　assembled　there　a
  vow　of　chastity；　and　then　dared　Bussy　to　do　his　worst。　　He；　strangely
  discomfited　by　this　action；　at　once　set　her　at　liberty；　and　tried　to
  accommodate　the　affair。　　From　that　moment　she　devoted　herself　entirely；
  to　works　of　piety；　and　was　much　esteemed　by　the　King。　　She　was　the　first
  woman　of　her　condition　who　wrote　above　her　door；　〃Hotel　de　Nesmond。〃
  Everybody　cried　out；　and　was　scandalised；　but　the　writing　remained；　and
  became　the　example　and　the　father　of　those　of　all　kinds　which　little　by
  little　have　inundated　Paris。
  Madame　de　Sevigne；　so　amiable　and　of　such　excellent　company；　died　some
  time　after　at　Grignan；　at　the　house　of　her　daughter；　her　idol；　but　who
  merited　little　to　be　so。　　I　was　very　intimate　with　the　young　Marquis　de
  Grignan；　her　grandson。　　This　woman；　by　her　natural　graces；　the　sweetness
  of　her　wit；　communicated　these　qualities　to　those　who　had　them　not；　she
  was　besides　extremely　good；　and　knew　thoroughly　many　things　without　ever
  wishing　to　appear　as　though　she　knew　anything。
  Father　Seraphin　preached　during　Lent　this　year　at　the　Court。　　His
  sermons；　in　which　he　often　repeated　twice　running　the　same　phrase；　were
  much　in　vogue。　　It　was　from　him　that　came　the　saying；　〃Without　God　there
  is　no　wit。〃　　The　King　was　much　pleased　with　him；　and　reproached　M。　de
  Vendome　and　M。　de　la　Rochefoucauld　because　they　never　went　to　hear　his
  sermons。　　M。　de　Vendome　replied　off…hand；　that　he　did　not　care　to　go　to
  hear　a　man　who　said　whatever　he　pleased　without　allowing　anybody　to　reply
  to　him；　and　made　the　King　smile　by　this　sally。　　But　M。　de　la
  Rochefoucauld　treated　the　matter　in　another　manner　he　said　that　he　could
  not　induce　himself　to　go　like　the　merest　hanger…on　about　the　Court；　and
  beg　a　seat　of　the　officer　who　distributed　them；　and　then　betake　himself
  early　to　church　in　order　to　have　a　good　one；　and　wait　about　in　order　to
  put　himself　where　it　might　please　that　officer　to　place　him。　　Whereupon
  the　King　immediately　gave　him　a　fourth　seat　behind　him；　by　the　side　of
  the　Grand　Chamberlain；　so　that　everywhere　he　is　thus　placed。
  M。　d'Orleans　had　been　in　the　habit　of　seating　himself　there　（although　his
  right　place　was　on　the　prie…Dieu）；　and　little　by　little　had　accustomed
  himself　to　consider　it　as　his　proper　place。　　When　he　found　himself　driven
  away；　he　made　a　great　ado；　and；　not　daring　to　complain　to　the　King；
  quarrelled　with　M。　de　la　Rochefoucauld；　who；　until　then；　had　been　one　of
  his　particular　friends。　　The　affair　soon　made　a　great　stir；　the　friends
  of　both　parties　mixed　themselves　up　in　it。　　The　King　tried　in　vain　to
  make　M。　d'Orleans　listen　to　reason；　the　prelate　was　inflexible；　and　when
  he　found　he　could　gain　nothing　by　clamour　and　complaint；　he　retired　in
  high　dudgeon　into　his　diocese：　he　remained　there　some　time；　and　upon　his
  return　resumed　his　complaints　with　more　determination　than　ever；　he　fell
  at　the　feet　of　the　King；　protesting　that　he　would　rather　die　than　see　his
  office　degraded。　　M。　de　la　Rochefoucauld　entreated　the　King　to　be　allowed
  to　surrender　the　seat　in　favour　of　M。　d'Orleans。　　But　the　King　would　not
  change　his　decision；　he　said　that　if　the　matter　were　to　be　decided
  between　M。　d'Orleans　and　a　lackey；　　he　would　give　the　seat　to　the　lackey
  rather　than　to　M。　d'Orleans。　　Upon　this　the　prelate　returned　to