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His deeper seclusion continues. Madame de Talmond, in the following letter, is as before, la tante. The 'merchandise' is letters for the Prince, which have reached Mademoiselle Luci, and which she is to return to Waters, the banker. 'Le 16 Nov. 1750. 'A Mdll. Je vous embrasse de tout mon Coeur.
This Princesse de Talmond, as we shall see, was the unworthy Flora Macdonald of Charles in his later wanderings, his protectress, and, unlike Flora, his mistress. She must have been nearly forty in 1749, and some ten years older than her lover. We shall later, when Charles is concealed by the Princesse de Talmond, present the reader with her 'portrait' by the mordant pen of Madame du Deffand.
'He is a handsome Prince, and I should love him as much as my wife does, says poor M. de Talmond, in d'Argenson's play, 'but why is he not saintly, and ruled by the Congregation de Saint Ignace, like his father? It is Madame de Talmond who preaches to him independence and incredulity. She is bringing the curse of God upon me.
On October 20 he writes to Mademoiselle Luci, styling himself 'Mademoiselle Chevalier, and calling Madame de Talmond 'Madame Le Nord. The Princesse de Talmond has left him, is threatening him, and may ruin him. 'Le October 20, 1750. 'A Mll. Luci: Mademoiselle Chevalier est tres affligee de voir le peu d'egard que Madame Lenord a pour ses Interest. Md.
Again, A Mr. Le Duc de Richelieu. 'Je comte sur votre Amitie, Monsieur, je vous prie d'etre persuade de la mienne et de ma reconnaissance. 'All these are deponed, not to be given till farther orders. What use the Princesse de Talmond was to make of these documents, on what occasion, is not at all obvious. That the Prince actually went to London, we know from a memorandum in his own hand.
In Lorraine, therefore, at Luneville, the Court of the ex-king of Poland, or at Commercy, Bar-le-Duc, or wherever the Princesse de Talmond might be, Charles was sure to be heard of by an intelligent spy, if permitted to enter the country. Mr. Mr. Smith will need a chaise, which he must buy at Luneville.
Richelieu, La Mère et le Fils, vol. i. p. 7. Claude, Seigneur de la Trémouille, second Duc de Thouars, peer of France, Prince de Talmond, was born in the year 1566, and first bore arms under François de Bourbon, Duc de Montpensier.
Prince Charles Contradictions in his character Extremes of bad and good Evolution of character The Prince's personal advantages Common mistake as to the colour of his eyes His portraits from youth to age Descriptions of Charles by the Duc de Liria; the President de Brosses; Gray; Charles's courage The siege of Gaeta Story of Lord Elcho The real facts The Prince's horse shot at Culloden Foolish fables of David Hume confuted Charles's literary tastes His clemency His honourable conduct Contrast with Cumberland His graciousness His faults Charge of avarice Love of wine Religious levity James on Charles's faults An unpleasant discovery Influence of Murray of Broughton Rapid decline of character after 1746 Temper, wine, and women Deep distrust of James's Court Rupture with James Divisions among Jacobites King's men and Prince's men Marischal, Kelly, Lismore, Clancarty Anecdote of Clancarty and Braddock Clancarty and d'Argenson Balhaldie Lally Tollendal The Duke of York His secret flight from Paris 'Insigne Fourberie' Anxiety of Charles The fatal cardinal's hat Madame de Pompadour Charles rejects her advances His love affairs Madame de Talmond Voltaire's verses on her Her scepticism in religion Her husband Correspondence with Montesquieu The Duchesse d'Aiguillon Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle Charles refuses to retire to Fribourg The gold plate Scenes with Madame de Talmond Bulkeley's interference Arrest of Charles The compasses Charles goes to Avignon His desperate condition His policy Based on a scheme of d'Argenson He leaves Avignon He is lost to sight and hearing.
On the same paper Charles announces his intention of going instantly to 'Le Lorain. There must have been a great quarrel with Madame de Talmond, outwearied by the exigencies of a Prince doomed to a triste solitude after a week of London. On September 30 he announces to Waters that there will be no news of him till January 15, 1751. For three months he disappears beyond even his agent's ken.
The English Government, it is plain, was still in the dark. But matters were going ill for Charles. In February 1752, Waters, respectfully but firmly, declined to advance money. Charles dismissed in March all his French servants at Avignon, and sold the coach in which Sheridan and Strafford were wont to take the air. Madame de Talmond was still jealous of Mademoiselle Luci.
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