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Germain this evening." "And so you think that this duel is to be fought? that my nephew is to be murdered?" "We will endeavour to prevent his being as your Eminence daintily puts it murdered. But for the rest, the duel, methinks, cannot be avoided." "Cannot!" he blazed. "Do you say cannot, M. de Luynes? Mark me well, sir: I will use no dissimulation with you.
As he grew older Louis became still more attached to his favourite. His discontented spirit made him irritable under every disappointment, and vindictive towards those by whom his wishes were opposed: he detested alike explanation and remonstrance, and from De Luynes he never encountered either the one or the other.
This brilliant and truthful portrait lacks one feature which was the merit of the Constable de Luynes: he saw coming, and he anticipated, a long way off and to little purpose, but heartily enough, the government of France by a supreme kingship, whilst paying respect, as long as he lived, to religious liberty, and showing himself favorable to intellectual and literary liberty, though he was opposed to political and national liberty.
Not so, however, for, after staring at us like a clown whilst one might tell a dozen, he turned and strode to the door, calling for his horse and those of his companions. "Au revoir, M. de Luynes," he said significantly as he got into the saddle. "Au revoir, M. de Luynes," said also Malpertuis, coming close up to me. "We shall meet again, believe me."
The Duc de Rohan used to say that Louis XIII. was jealous of his own authority because he was ignorant of its full extent, for the Marechal d'Ancrel and M. de Luynes were mere dunces, incapable of informing him. Cardinal de Richelieu, who succeeded them, collected all the wicked designs and blunders of the two last centuries to serve his grand purpose.
Before I could utter a reply "Father," exclaimed Mademoiselle, coming forward, "do you know to whom you are offering the hospitality of Canaples?" "Why that question, child? To M. de Luynes, M. de Mancini's friend." "And the would-be murderer of Eugene," she added fiercely. Canaples started. "Surely such affairs are not for women to meddle with," he cried.
Meanwhile others of the mob began ransacking the Hotel de Luynes in their rage at the Chancellor's escape, and they made dreadful havoc of the furniture, although they did not pillage it.
And so, as I did not choose to speak my name, I drew a ring from my finger and bade him bear it to the Duchesse. He obeyed me in this, and presently returning, he bowed low and begged of me to follow him, for, as I had thought, albeit Madame de Chevreuse might not know to whom that ring belonged, yet the arms of Luynes carved upon the stone had sufficed to ensure an interview.
A portrait in the possession of the late Duke de Luynes represents her as having an admirable figure, a charming expression of countenance, large and well-opened blue eyes, chesnut-tinted fair hair in great abundance, a well-formed neck, with the loveliest bust possible, and throughout her entire person a piquant blending of delicacy, grace, vivacity, and passion.
It was at length decided that Concini should die on Sunday the 23rd of April; but as the day approached Louis became terrified at his own audacity, and it required all the influence of De Luynes and his brothers to prevent his retracting the fatal order which he had given.
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