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"This paper is the protestation of the nobility." "Oh! give it me. I protest." "But you do not know against what." "Never mind, I protest all the same." And, taking the paper, he wrote his name after that of Guillaume Antoine de Chastellux, which was the last signature. "Let him alone," said Cellamare to the duchess, "Richelieu's name is useful everywhere."
The fall of the Princesse des Ursins caused great changes in Spain. The Comtesse d'Altamire was named Camarera Mayor, in her place. She was one of the greatest ladies in all Spain, and was hereditary Duchess of Cardonne. Cellamare, nephew of Cardinal del Giudice, was named her grand ecuyer; and the Cardinal himself soon returned to Madrid and to consideration.
Madame du Maine, supported by her sex and birth, muffled herself up in her dignity, when replying to the questions addressed to her, of which just as many, and no more, were read to the replying counsel as pleased the Abbe Dubois; and strongly accusing Cellamare and others; protected as much as possible her friends, her husband above all, by charging herself with all; by declaring that what she had done M. du Maine had no knowledge of; and that its object went no farther than to obtain from the Regent such reforms in his administration as were wanted.
Besides, if our plan has reached the Cardinal Alberoni, Monsieur de Saint-Aignan must serve as hostage." "There is truth in what you say." "And from whom have you this news?" asked the chevalier. "From Valef, who had it from Madame de Maine; who, on receipt of the news, went to the Prince of Cellamare himself." "We must see Valef."
As he was still in deep thought, the Abbe Brigaud entered. He had already found a lodging for the chevalier, at No. 5, Rue du Temps-Perdu; a small furnished room, suitable to a young man who came to seek his fortune in Paris. He brought him also two thousand pistoles from the Prince of Cellamare.
In the afternoon, Cellamare was placed in a coach with a captain of cavalry and a captain of dragoons, chosen to conduct him: to Blois, until Saint-Aignan, our ambassador in Spain, should arrive in France. The position of our ambassador, Saint-Aignan, at Madrid, was, as may be imagined, by no means agreeable.
"I have already offered to undertake it," said Laval. "And I," said Pompadour. "You cannot," said the duchess; "the regent knows you; and if the thing failed, you would be lost." "It is a pity," said Cellamare, coldly; "for, once arrived at Toledo or Saragossa, there is greatness in store for him who shall have succeeded." "And the blue ribbon," added Madame de Maine, "on his return to Paris."
Towards the end of this memorable year, 1718, it was discovered that Alberoni, by means of Cellamare, Spanish Ambassador at our Court, was preparing a plot against the Regent.
In consequence of this reply, a courier was at once despatched to the Prince de Cellamare, Spanish ambassador at Paris, ordering him to ask for the recall of Louville, and to declare that the King of Spain so disliked his person that he would neither see him, nor allow him to treat with any of the ministers!
Cellamare, as I have said, was Spanish Ambassador at our Court. He had been one of the chief movers in the plot. He had excited, as much as lay in his power, discontent against the Regent's government; he had done his best to embroil France with Spain; he had worked heart and soul with M. du Maine, to carry out the common end they had in view.
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