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Marriages of Henri IV Marguerite de Valois Her character Her marriage with the King of Navarre Massacre of Saint Bartholomew Henri, Duc d'Anjou, elected sovereign of Poland Death of Charles IX Accession of Henri III Conspiracy of the Duc d'Alençon Revealed by Marguerite Henry of Navarre escapes from the French Court Henry of Navarre protests against his enforced oath Marguerite is imprisoned by her brother The Duc d'Alençon returns to his allegiance Marguerite joins her husband in Béarn Domestic discord Marriage-portion of Marguerite Court of Navarre Dupin insults the Queen of Navarre Catherine de Medicis induces Marguerite to return to France The Duc d'Alençon again revolts Marguerite arrests a royal courier She is banished with ignominy from the French Court She is deprived of her attendants Henry of Navarre refuses to receive her in the palace Marguerite returns to Agen Her licentiousness Agen is stormed and taken by the Maréchal de Matignon Marguerite escapes to the fortress of Carlat The inhabitants of the town resolve to deliver her up to the French King She is made prisoner by the Marquis de Canillac, and conveyed to Usson She seduces the governor of the fortress Death of the Duc d'Alençon Poverty of Marguerite Accession of Henri IV He embraces the Catholic faith His dissipated habits The Duc de Bouillon heads the Huguenot party Henri IV proceeds to Brittany, and threatens M. de Bouillon Festivities at Rennes Henri IV becomes melancholy He resolves to divorce Marguerite, and take a second wife European princesses Henry desires to marry la belle Gabrielle Sully expostulates Sully proposes a divorce to Marguerite The Duchesse de Beaufort intrigues to prevent the marriage of the King with Marie de Medicis She bribes Sillery Diplomacy of Sillery Gabrielle aspires to the throne of France Her death Marguerite consents to a divorce The Pope declares the nullity of her marriage Grief of the King at the death of Gabrielle Royal pleasures A new intrigue Mademoiselle d'Entragues Her tact Her character A love-messenger Value of a royal favourite Costly indulgences A practical rebuke Diplomacy of Mademoiselle d'Entragues The written promise Mademoiselle d'Entragues is created Marquise de Verneuil.
That day, at three o'clock, Gerard de Quinsac, not knowing how to kill the time pending the appointment he had given Eve in the Rue Matignon, had thought of calling at Silviane's, which was in the neighbourhood. She was an old caprice of his, and even nowadays he would sometimes linger at the little mansion if its pretty mistress felt bored.
He knew those problems too well to hope that this one could be solved other than in the course of events. But, feeling very much put out and exceedingly uneasy, he then and there locked up his entresol flat in the Rue Matignon and swore that he would never set foot in it again. And he applied himself forthwith to the question of corresponding with Vaucheray or Gilbert.
And, the moment he reached the street, he sprang into a taxi: "Rue Matignon, quick!..." As soon as they came to the house where he had been robbed of the crystal stopper, he jumped out of the cab, opened his private entrance, went upstairs, ran to the drawing-room, turned on the light and crouched at the foot of the door leading to his bedroom. He had guessed right.
In addition to these, there were Matignon and the dowager Duchesse de Lesdiguieres, who claimed Neufchatel by right of their relationship to Madame de Nemours. Matignon was an intimate friend of Chamillart, who did not like the Prince de Conti, and was the declared enemy of the Marechal de Villeroy, the representative of Madame de Lesdiguieres, in this affair.
He likewise acquired from it the assistance of that able general, Marechal de Biron, who undertook the command of the army destined to raise the siege of Cambray. The King my husband was equally gratified in the Marshal's removal from Gascony and having Marechal de Matignon in his place.
I at once conceived the idea of saving my elder son by making use of his brother, my little Jacques, who is himself so slight and so intelligent, so plucky, as you have seen. We set out that night. Acting on the information of my companions, I went to Gilbert's rooms and found the keys of your flat in the Rue Matignon, where it appeared that you were to sleep.
Another writer, Campistron -a poor, starving poet, ready to do anything to live went further. He wrote a letter, in which Monseigneur le Duc de Bourgogne was personally attacked in the tenderest points, and in which Marechal Matignon was said to merit a court-martial for having counselled retreat.
In the Chinese province of Ping-Yang, Matignon states, it was usual not many years ago for poor parents to kill forty per cent. of the girl children, or even all of them, at birth, for they were too expensive to rear and brought nothing in, since men who wished to marry could easily obtain a wife in the neighboring province of Wenchu, where women were very easy to obtain.
He had no fixed plan as to what to do when he arrived there, and it was only on reaching the Rue de Matignon that he recovered sufficient coolness to deliberate and reflect. He had arrived at the desired spot; how should he set to work to obtain the information that he required? The evening was a dark one, and the gas-lamps showed a feeble light through the dull February fog.
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