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As for the lady described under the character of la bonne amie de Monsieur de Cambrai, that is Mrs. Obrian, whose husband is, by the Pretender's favour, the mock Earl of Lismore, a follower of his fortunes, and supposed to have a considerable share in his confidence. From the Same. 'Paris: Tuesday, December 18, 1753.
Believe me, the aristocracy of property is more dangerous than the aristocracy of prerogative or fanaticism, because it is more common. Here is a list sent to 'L' Amie du People', but of which prudence yet prohibits the publication.
The Baroness seated herself before her mirror, in a glare of cruel light which revealed every blemish in her complexion, every line about the mouth and eyes. "You are really hideously passee, mon amie," she observed as she peered at herself searchingly; "but we will remedy all that."
"Il est joli garcon," replied Madame de Fontanges. "Donnez-lui des habits, Fontanges; et ne l'envoyez pas encore." "Et pourquoi, mon amie?" "Je voudrois lui apprendre le Francais." "Cela ne se peut pas, ma chere; il est prisonnier." "Cela se peut, Monsieur de Fontanges," replied the lady. "Je n'ose pas," continued the husband. "Moi j'ose," replied the lady, decidedly.
Ma seule amie
"You are growing tired of me, my friend," she said: "and when I consider your youth and temptations, I cannot be surprised at it yet, I own, that this thought gives me much greater pain than I could have supposed." "Bah! ma belle amie," cried I, "you deceive yourself I adore you I shall always adore you; but it's getting very late." Madame D'Anville sighed, and we parted.
"I ask it for the honour, the repute, of the Service," muttered the old officer. "After all, M. de Wissant, the poor fellow did not mean much harm. We sailors have all, at different times of our lives, had some bonne amie whom we found it devilish hard to leave on shore!" The Admiral walked slowly towards the door. To-day had aged him years.
He shook his head with a pained, angry gesture "I understand what happened," he said at last. "The woman was of course poor Dupré's" and then something in Jacques de Wissant's pallid face made him substitute, for the plain word he meant to have used, a softer, kindlier phrase "poor Dupré's bonne amie," he said. "I am advised not," said Jacques de Wissant shortly.
He must not be disappointed; this must be the route, or he will believe himself slighted. I am obliged to his zeal, as it will procure us the pleasure of seeing you. The sight of an old acquaintance is quite a phenomenon. I am not surprised that genuine hospitality is fled to cottages. You will find it a la rustique chez votre amie. Fairfield, 26th February, 1781.
She had been a housekeeper in the castle at the time, and a chère amie of my uncle's. She was, in reality, able to speak English like a native, but had exclusively used the French language, I suppose to facilitate her designs.
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