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He was only to be known to the bearer as 'Mr. Newton, of course not his real name. On May 28, Charles makes a mote about a mysterious lady, really Madame de Talmond. Project. Drafts of letters to the French King, in connection with Madame de Talmond to be delivered, apparently, if Charles died in England will be given later. To England he was now bent on making his way.
He wearied her, he broke with her, he scolded her, and returned to her again. Another protectress, Madame d'Aiguillon, was the mistress of the household most frequented by Montesquieu, le filosophe, as Charles calls him. Madame du Deffand has left to us portraits of both the Princesse de Talmond and Madame d'Aiguillon.
But she was in favour of his going to Fribourg with a pension after the Peace: Madame de Talmond encouraged resistance. Louis's minister, M. de Cousteille, applied to Fribourg for an asylum for Charles on June 24, 1748. To Fribourg Charles would not go. He braved the French Court in every way.
When Minister of Foreign Affairs he wrote to Madame de Vasse and asked her for the particulars of the adventure. She told him all, and did not conceal the fact that she had been obliged to get rid of the Prince, because of the too lively scenes between him and Madame de Talmond. They began in tender effusions, and often ended in a quarrel, or even in blows.
'Pray take care of the young surgeon, M. Le Coq, and see that he wants for nothing. As the lad gets no money from his relations, he may be in need. Charles, on March 28, writes thus to 'Madame de Beauregard, which appears to be an alias of Madame de Talmond: The Prince. March 28, 1750. 'A Md. Bauregor.
But Cardinal Albani withdraws his statement, and thinks that nothing unusual has really occurred. In fact, Charles, as we shall see, had absolutely vanished for three months. Charles returned to France in September 1750, and renewed his amantium irae with Madame de Talmond. Among the Stuart Papers of 1750 are a number of tiny billets, easily concealed, and doubtless passed to the lady furtively.
He repeated his remarks on March 6, giving no place of residence. There should have been no difficulty in discovering Charles. Modern police, in search of a person who is 'wanted, spy on his mistress. Now the Princesse de Talmond, when out of favour at Versailles, went to certain lands in Lorraine, near her exiled king, Stanislas.
The Princesse de Talmond was visited by Horace Walpole in 1765. At last, and very late, the hour of her conversion had been granted, by St. Francois Xavier, to the prayers of her husband. We think of the Baroness Bernstein in her latest days as we read of the end of the Princesse.
On June 11, Charles remonstrated with Madame de Talmond: if she is tired of him, he will go to 'le Lorain. 'Enfin, si vous voulez ma vie, il faut changer de tout. On June 27, Newton repeated his expressions of suspicion about Cluny, and spoke of 'disputes and broils' among the Scotch as to the seizure of the Loch Arkaig money.
Joseph Curious letter as Cartouche Madame de Routh Cartouche again Goring sent to England A cypher Portrait of Madame de Talmond Portrait of Madame d'Aiguillon Intellectual society Mademoiselle Luci 'Dener Bash' The secret hoard Results of Goring's English mission Timidity of English Jacobites Supply of money Charles a bibliophile 'My big muff' A patron of art Quarrels with Madame de Talmond Arms for a rising Newton on Cluny Kindness to Monsieur Le Coq Madame de Talmond weary of Charles Letters to her Charles reads Fielding's novels Determines to go to England Large order of arms Reproached by James Intagli of James En route for London September 1750.
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