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"Sire, will you permit me to say that is not the task of the ordinary police; for such matters a secret police is required." "Well, why do you not have a secret police? Why do you not follow the example of the new minister of police at Paris, De Sartines? That man knows every thing that happens in Paris. He knows the history of every house, every family, and every individual.
This tone of playful gaiety was kept up some time after the departure of the lieutenant of police. M. de Sartines returned next day to tell me that everything had been accomplished to my desire. "M. Moireau," said he, "has left prison, and departs for Spain to-morrow morning: his intention is to join some friends of his at Madrid.
It might cost him his place. 'The Police will do this or that, is easily said; the Police, the Police! But, my dear sir, the Marshal and the Ministerial Council do not know what the Police is. The Police alone knows the Police; but as for ours, only Fouche, Monsieur Lenoir, and Monsieur de Sartines have had any notion of it. Everything is changed now; we are reduced and disarmed!
This was a dagger to the heart of M. de Sartines, who in vain sought to frame a suitable reply: but what could he say? He did not in reality possess any of the information for which he had received credit, and after many awkward endeavours at explaining himself, he was compelled frankly to confess, that he knew not a word more of the conspiracy than he had just then heard.
There were in this affair more intrigues for and against me than were afterwards set on foot to decide war with America. The comtesse and the duc d'Aiguillon M. de Soubise Louis XV and the duc d'Aiguillon Letter from the comtesse to the king Answer of the king-The "Nouvelles a la Main" The comtesse and Louis XV The supper The court ladies mystified The comtesse and M. de Sartines
This was a dagger to the heart of M. de Sartines, who in vain sought to frame a suitable reply: but what could he say? He did not in reality possess any of the information for which he had received credit, and after many awkward endeavours at explaining himself, he was compelled frankly to confess, that he knew not a word more of the conspiracy than he had just then heard.
"You will keep a careful watch," added he to M. de Sartines, "that no harm befalls this unfortunate youth, whom, I beg, you will discreetly recommend to quit France ere the malice of those who have reason to fear his reappearance works him some evil." "And who, sire," asked I, "shall dare injure one whom your majesty deigns to honor with your protection?"
M. d'Aiguillon then explained to my wondering friends the horrible affair which had occasioned their being sent for so hastily. I cannot tell you what effect this disclosure produced on M. de la Vrilliere or M. de Maupeou, my whole attention being fixed upon M. de Sartines.
"Besides," added the king, in a tone of less anger, but no less emphatically, "I see with pain that the police do not do their duty with regard to all these indignities." "Yet," said the duc de Duras, "M. de Sartines does wonders." "Then why does he tolerate such insults? I will let him know my discontent." The duc de Duras was alarmed, and kept his mouth closed.
Wigs were his mania, and he had a room filled from floor to ceiling with these ornaments. The duc d'Ayen said, that he never should be in trouble about the council of state, for in case of need, it might be found and replenished from the house of the lieutenant of police. Let us leave wigs and revert to M. de Sartines.
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