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This trick, discovered and punished with prudence and without passion, produced no more sensation out of doors than that of the Inspector Goupil. A year after the nomination of Madame de Lamballe to the post of superintendent of the Queen's household, balls and quadrilles gave rise to the intimacy of her Majesty with the Comtesse Jules de Polignac. This lady really interested Marie Antoinette.
This Madame Goupil was very pretty and very intriguing; she had found means to form an intimacy with Cardinal de Rohan, whom she led, it is said, to hope for a reconciliation with the Queen. All this affair was hushed up; but it shows that it was the Queen's fate to be incessantly attacked by the meanest and most odious machinations.
Don't be uneasy, any of you; Desire will marry when we find a chance to put him in the Chamber of deputies." This lofty declaration was backed by Goupil, who said: "Desire, with an allowance of twenty-four thousand francs a year, will be president of a royal court or solicitor-general; either office leads to the peerage. A foolish marriage would ruin him."
Goupil went by more than a quarter of an hour late to fetch her sister: if she loses any more time on the way I should not be at all surprised if she got in after the Elevation." "Well, there'd be nothing wonderful in that," would be the answer. Or: "Francoise, if you had come in five minutes ago, you would have seen Mme.
In 1642, Father Isaac Jogues was returning from the missions on Lake Huron, with Couture, an interpreter, and Goupil, a young medical attendant both donnés or lay followers of the Jesuits. They were in the company of a number of Hurons who were bringing furs to the traders on the St. Lawrence, when the Iroquois surprised them at the western end of Lake St. Peter's.
Here were two men, longing to tear one another in pieces, standing in that courtyard within two inches of each other, compelled to talk together and united by a single sentiment. "I will forgive you, but I shall not forget." "The agreement is off," said Goupil coldly. Savinien lost patience.
"Pest!" cried Cremiere; "he can't take a step without that girl!" "Something must have happened to make old Portenduere accept his arm," said Massin. "So none of you have guessed that your uncle has sold his Funds and released that little Savinien?" cried Goupil. "He refused Dionis, but he didn't refuse Madame de Portenduere Ha, ha! you are all done for.
One evening, towards midnight, two unknown men seized Goupil in the street as he was leaving Massin's house, gave him a sound beating, and disappeared. The notary kept the matter a profound secret, and even contradicted an old woman who saw the scene from her window and thought that she recognized him.
"Yes." "If I wanted to show my teeth I could coax Massin to buy the Rouvre estate, park, gardens, preserves, and timber " "You'd better think twice before you do that," said Zelie, suddenly intervening. "If I choose," said Goupil, giving her a viperish look; "Massin would buy the whole for two hundred thousand francs."
He must fight me; he will do so, or be dishonored and never dare to show his face again. If he does not come to Nemours I shall go to Fontainebleau, for I will have satisfaction. It shall never be said that you were tamely allowed to dishonor a defenceless young girl " "But the calumnies of a Goupil are not " began Minoret. "Do you wish me to bring him face to face with you?
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