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It was told me that her majesty had very much admired the necklace which Bohmer had showed to her, and yet had declined to purchase it, because it seemed to her too dear. I wanted to buy it and have the pleasure of offering it to the queen, but she decisively refused it." "We well remember the beautiful answer which her majesty gave to her husband," said Breteuil, gently bowing.
The King determined that the ministers, public officers, pages, and a considerable part of his stabling should remain at Versailles. Messieurs de Breteuil and de Calonne were instructed to treat with the Duc d'Orleans for the purchase of St. Cloud; at first they hoped to be able to conclude the business by a mere exchange.
"Sire," answered the Baron de Breteuil, solemnly "sire, it is the cardinal and grand almoner of your majesty, Prince Louis de Rohan." The king uttered a loud cry, and sprang quickly from his seat. "Rohan?" asked he. "And do they dare to bring this man whom the queen hates, whom she scorns, into relations with her?
He had scarcely reached the place when William of Breteuil, keeper of the treasure, arrived, and opposed himself to Henry's pretensions.
Breteuil was not without intellect, but aped courtly manners, called himself Baron de Breteuil, and was much tormented and laughed at by his friends. One day, dining at the house of Madame de Pontchartrain, and, speaking very authoritatively, Madame de Pontchartrain disputed with him, and, to test his knowledge, offered to make a bet that he did not know who wrote the Lord's Prayer.
His Queen, too, haughty and bearing no contradiction, had an absolute ascendancy over him; and around her were rallied the King's brother D'Artois, the court generally, and the aristocratic part of his Ministers, particularly Breteuil, Broglio, Vauguyon, Foulon, Luzerne, men whose principles of government were those of the age of Louis XIV. Against this host, the good counsels of Necker, Montmorin, St.
The Baron de Breteuil is appointed Prime Minister. Terrible Riots in Paris. The Tricolor Flag is adopted. Storming of the Bastile and Murder of the Governor. The Count d'Artois and other Princes fly from the Kingdom. The King recalls Necker. Withdraws the Soldiers and visits Paris. Formation of the National Guard. Insolence of La Fayette and Bailly.
At the same time the two concierges, and all the servants employed in these two royal houses, would be reduced; but while the treaty was going forward Messieurs de Breteuil and de Calonne gave up the point of exchange, and some millions in cash were substituted for Choisy and La Muette. The Queen advised the King to give her St.
At that instant they were in the horse-shoe alley, which leads to the road of the Pavilion Breteuil, and of Ville d'Avray. It is stated in the Memorial of St.
"Breteuil, do your duty. And you, cardinal, who venture to accuse your queen, to scandalize the good name of the wife of your king, go." "Sire," stammered the cardinal, "sire, I " "Not a word," interrupted the king, raising his hand and pointing toward the door, "out, I say, out with you!"
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