ench, career of a, i. 18.

Courtiade, his attachment to Prince Talleyrand, ii. 235;

anecdote of, 236;

his duties, 238.

Creutz, M. de, the Swedish ambassador, remark of, ii. 112.

Cure, a miraculous one, i. 138.

D’Aiguillon, Duc de, his meeting with Talleyrand, i. 151;

a pleasant story-teller, ii. 13;

his frolic with Talleyrand, 15;

hilarity of, 28;

plays at bilboquet with Madame Dubarri, 32;

his frequent visits to that lady, 34;

his sad fate, 35.

D’Argenton, Duc, i. 139.

Death, under different aspects, ii. 82.

Death, sudden, melancholy instances of, ii. 205, 226.

De Dino, Duchess, niece of Talleyrand, i. 54.

De la Motte, Countess, i. 312;

introduced to the Princess de GuemÉnÉe, 318;

personal appearance of, described, 321;

her conversation and manners, 322;

belief in her representations, 324;

recital of her adventures, 325, 348;

particulars relative to her family, 326;

solicits charity, 327;

death of her father, 330;

long and tedious journey of, 332;

fairy-land discovered by, 333;

novel appeal of, 334;

meets with a kind friend in the person of the Marquise de Boulainvilliers, 335;

altered fortunes of, 339;

her dismissal from Passy, 341;

strange discovery of, ib.;

placed with Madame Leclerc, at Paris, 342;

her disappointment, 343;

retires to a convent at Bar-sur-Aube, 344;

her marriage, 345;

endeavours to obtain the restoration of her estates, ib.;

character acquired by, ib.;

aversion of the king to, 346;

her attentions to M. de Talleyrand, 350;

her participation in the affair of the diamond necklace, 351;

diversity of opinion as to her guilt, 352.

Del’ Infantado, Duke, fidelity of, i. 91;

decree obtained by, 92;

arrested, 100.

D’Enghien, Duke, allusion to the murder of, ii. 3.

Denis, Madame, niece of Voltaire, i. 145;

hint given by, 149.

D’EscoÏquiz, Don Juan, Archdeacon of Toledo, i. 87;

his letters relative to the Prince of the Peace, 88, 89;

scheme of, 90;

his secret communications with Count Orquez, ib.;

obtains a letter from the Prince of Asturias, 91;

acts in concert with the Duke del Infantado, 340, 342.

Lemercier, play written by, ii. 177, 178.

Linz, chÂteau of the Princess de Lorraine, near, ii. 124, 127.

Louis-le-Grand, College of, Talleyrand placed at, i. 182;

some account of his pursuits there, 187.

Louis XIV., policy of, ii. 114;

sage reply of Colbert to, 115;

subjects of debate during his reign, 116.

Louis XV., and Madame de Pompadour, ii. 22;

Manuscript Journal of, 29.

Louis XV., libels published against, ii. 116.

Louis XVI., his aversion to Madame de la Motte, i. 346;

error of, 347.

Louis XVIII., character of, i. 51;

retort of, 357.

Louis XVIII., on the policy and conduct of, ii. 183;

reply of Talleyrand to, 184;

opinion as to his character, 186;

his return to France, in 1814, ib.;

his silence during dinner, 188;

sudden surprise of, 189, 190.

Louis-Philippe, visits Prince Talleyrand in his last illness, ii. 241;

his appearance described, 242;

his condescension, 245.

LuÇay, M. de, towers built by, i. 10.

Magnetism, wonderful effects attributed to, i. 42.

Maison de plaisance, choice of a site for one, i. 247.

Mankind, best mode of obtaining a knowledge of, ii. 113.

Maria-Theresa, Donna, her personal attractions, i. 89.

Marie-AntoÏnette, defence of, i. 273;

her execution, 274;

lives in splendour, 353.

Marivaux, delightful novels of, i. 10.

Marquis, a fashionable one, i. 159;

remarkable adventure of, 160;

his devotion to Madame de B——, 165;

marries her, 166.

Marquise, the, and the magic phial, i. 139;

disfigurement of, 142;

present to her maid, ib.

Martignac ministry, its dissolution, i. 51, 53.

Marville, Dowager de, fÊte suggested by, i. 157.

Masserano, Prince de, Spanish Ambassador at Paris, i. 99.

Maury, AbbÉ, and his audience, i. 295.

Maxims for Seasoning Conversation, ii. 261.

Mayor, provincial, invited to ValenÇay, i. 26;

his curiosity punished, 31.

Memory, a mysterious thing, i. 154.

Meylau, Chevalier de, remark of, i. 338.

Mirabeau, his high opinion of Talleyrand, i. 222;

persons admitted into his intimacy, 224;

circumstances attending his death, ib.;

his visit to Talleyrand, ass="isub1">introduced to Madame du Deffand, 102;

his cordial reception by that lady, 104;

judgment pronounced on, by a blind woman, 105;

describes the period preceding the Revolution, 107;

regrets the loss of the art of conversation, 108;

his anecdotes of various literary rÉunions at Paris, 109;

beautiful and original thoughts of, 113;

a peep into the interior of his boudoir, 119;

his friendship for the Countess de Brionne, 123;

his letter to her, 124;

repairs to her chÂteau, near Linz, 125;

his epistle returned, 127;

assists at the Congress of Vienna, 128;

his second appeal to Madame de Brionne, ib.;

his melancholy visit to her, 129;

touching episode in his life, 130;

anonymous epistle received by, 133;

his confidante, Madame Champion, ib.;

proceeds to Paris at the advice of his unknown friend, 134;

endeavours to discover his benefactor, 135;

obtains a clue to the mystery, 137;

visits the lady in question, 138;

particulars regarding his marriage, 140;

beauty of his wife, 141;

joins the Chevalier de FÉnÉlon at the faro-table, 142;

and finds him a troublesome companion, 145;

goes home with him, 146;

and loses at cards, 147;

stakes his watch and other valuables, 148;

the tide turns in his favour, and he wins every game, 150;

is pressed to play again, 151;

chooses a tea-urn, 152;

wins it, 154;

his extraordinary discovery with regard to it, 158;

his indignation at the conduct of FÉnÉlon, 159;

is visited by Madame Grandt, 162;

his embarrassment on the occasion, 163, 165;

becomes passionately attached to her, 168, 169;

receives a severe reproof from Napoleon, 170;

his reply, 171;

marries Madame Grandt, ib.;

irreproachable conduct of his wife, 172;

allows her a separate establishment, 173;

his lively temperament, 180;

desirous of amity between England and France, 181;

his remarks on the conduct and policy of Louis XVIII., 183;

his reply to that monarch, 184;

his opinion of his character, 186;

dines with him at CompiÈgne, 187;

diner diplomatique given by, 194;

rectifies an important omission, 196;

manners and bearing of his distinguished v

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