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In those days it was all hand-shaking, and 'Birotteau, take courage; let yourself be killed, like us, for the good cause. Why, we are all comrades in conspiracy." "Very good, put them down," said Constance. "If Monsieur de la Billardiere comes he will want somebody to speak to." "Cesarine, write," said Birotteau.
Ah! he said, 'I must attire myself to meet the King of Heaven, I, who have so often dressed in my best for audience with the kings of earth. That's how Monsieur de la Billardiere departed this life. He took upon himself to justify the saying of Pythagoras, 'No man is known until he dies." All. "We know it." Colleville. "I defy you to know it!
But you must remember, my dear Baudoyer, to promote Monsieur Colleville; he is an object of great interest to his Eminence; in fact, I am desired to mention him to you." "If I am head of the division, I will make him head of one of my bureaus, if you want me to," said Baudoyer. "Monsieur le Baron de la Billardiere died this morning, after a long and painful illness.
Do you see that other man in malignant conversation with Madame du Gua?" "The one in black who looks like a judge?" "That is one of our go-betweens, La Billardiere, son of a councillor to the Breton Parliament, whose real name is something like Flamet; he is in close correspondence with the princes."
Not only did the count positively promise a place, but he returned with the two gentlemen to the Duc de Lenoncourt, and asked him to procure for him an audience that very evening; and also to obtain for Billardiere an audience with MONSIEUR, who was greatly attached to the old Vendeen diplomatist.
Dutocq kept his place therefore solely through Rabourdin's generosity, and was very certain that he could never be promoted if the latter succeeded La Billardiere.
He was a bit of a 'chouan'; born in Brittany of a parliamentary family, and ennobled by Louis XVIII. How old was he? never mind about that; just say his loyalty was untarnished, his religion enlightened, the poor old fellow hated churches and never set foot in one, but you had better make him out a 'pious vassal. Bring in, gracefully, that he sang the song of Simeon at the accession of Charles X. The Comte d'Artois thought very highly of La Billardiere, for he co-operated in the unfortunate affair of Quiberon and took the whole responsibility on himself.
He knew all this, and when des Lupeaulx summoned him for a piece of impertinence said and done about Monsieur de la Billardiere and threatened him with dismissal, Bixiou replied, "You will take me back because my clothes do credit to the ministry"; and des Lupeaulx, unable to keep from laughing, let the matter pass.
The first, whom you must have heard of as 'Le Grand Jacques, is the Comte de Fontain; the other is La Billardiere, whom I mentioned to you just now." "Have you forgotten Quiberon, where La Billardiere played so equivocal a part?" she said, struck by a sudden recollection. "La Billardiere took a great deal upon himself. Serving princes is far from lying on a bed of roses."
More surprised than overwhelmed, he now sought for the best course to follow under the circumstances; and with such thoughts in his mind he was necessarily aloof from the excitement caused in the division by the death of Monsieur de la Billardiere; in fact he did not hear of it until young La Briere, who was able to appreciate his sterling value, came to tell him.
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