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The Marquis knew that, by the lamentable story of her dismissed maid who had come to him with hysterical tears, declaring that "Madame" had suddenly developed a "humeur incroyable" and had gone away alone, alone, save for a little dusky-skinned Arab boy whom she had once brought away from Biskra and had trained as an attendant, her "gouvernante" and companion, Madame Bozier, and her old butler who had known her from childhood.
That Mouchi is the granddaughter of Monsieur's late surgeon. Her mother, La Forcade, had been appointed by my son the gouvernante of his daughter and son, and thus the young Forcade was brought up with the Duchesse de Berri, who married her to Monsieur Mouchi, Master of the Wardrobe to the Duke, and gave her a large marriage-portion.
'So she is going to be good cheaile, and tell everything to her affectionate gouvernante. What do you cry for, little fool? 'You've hurt me very much you have broken my finger, I sobbed. 'Rub it and blow it and give it a kiss, little fool! What cross girl! I will never play with you again never. Let us go home. Madame was silent and morose all the way home.
Philip, hurt in his pride, left the Low Countries for Spain, on August 25, 1559, without any intention of ever returning. He had left behind him as gouvernante Marguerite of Parma, a natural daughter of Charles, who lacked neither education nor intelligence, but whose initiative was paralysed by the detailed secret instructions she had received.
There she was hastily introduced to Monsieur Pascal, and placed by the gouvernante where she could see everything. By this time it had become a question whether the Commissary and his suite could get away.
The <gouvernante> of the <Parc-aux-Cerfs> furnished me likewise with a long account of the many visits paid by his majesty to her establishment. The fact was, the king could not be satisfied without a continual variety, and his passion, which ultimately destroyed him, appeared to have come on only as he advanced in years.
The Dauphine used to call old Maintenon her aunt, but only in jest; the fines d'honneur called her their gouvernante, and the Marechale de La Mothe, mamma; if the Dauphine had also called the old woman her mamma, it would have been regarded as a declaration of the King's marriage; for this reason she only called her aunt.
The old gouvernante dying soon afterwards, my daughter thought to gratify her husband, as well as Madame de Craon, by appointing her dame d'honneur; and this it is that has brought such disgrace upon her. My daughter is in despair. Craon and his wife want to take a journey of ten days, for the purpose of buying a marquisate worth 800,000 livres.
You have established good acquaintances there, and you have been 'fetoie' round by the foreign ministers; so that you will be there 'en pais connu'. Moreover, you have not seen the Stadtholder, the 'Gouvernante', nor the court there, which 'a bon compte' should be seen.
I explained myself; she was obliged to me, and desired that another play might be performed. They accordingly selected "La Gouvernante," almost equally unfortunate in title. The Queen, Madame the King's daughter, and Madame Elisabeth were all well received on this occasion.
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