the memoirs of cardinal de retz-第30节

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d　not　give　him　to　understand　that　I　had　thought　of　it；　because　I　knew　he　had　the　vanity　to　love　to　be　esteemed　the　first　author　of　things；　which　was　the　only　weakness　I　observed　in　his　managing　State　affairs。　　I　left　him　an　answer　in　writing；　in　substance　as　follows：

〃I　confess　the　scheme　is　very　feasible；　but　attended　with　pernicious　consequences　both　to　the　public　and　to　private　persons；　for　the　same　people　whom　you　employ　to　humble　the　magistracy　will　refuse　you　obedience　when　you　demand　from　them　the　same　homage　they　paid　to　the　magistrates。　This　people　adored　the　Parliament　till　the　beginning　of　the　war；　they　are　still　for　continuing　the　war；　and　yet　abate　their　friendship　for　the　Parliament。　　The　Parliament　imagines　that　this　applies　only　to　some　particular　members　who　are　Mazarined；　but　they　are　deceived；　for　their　prejudice　extends　to　the　whole　company；　and　their　hatred　towards　Mazarin's　party　supports　and　screens　their　indifference　towards　all　the　rest。　　We　cheer　up　their　spirits　by　pasquinades　and　ballads　and　the　martial　sound　of　trumpets　and　kettle…drums；　but；　after　all；　do　they　pay　their　taxes　as　punctually　as　they　did　the　first　few　weeks？　　Are　there　many　that　have　done　as　you　and　I；　monsieur；　who　sent　our　plate　to　the　mint？　　Do　you　not　observe　that　they　who　would　be　thought　zealous　for　the　common　cause　plead　in　favour　of　some　acts　committed　by　those　men　who　are；　in　short；　its　enemies？　　If　the　people　are　so　tired　already；　what　will　they　be　long　before　they　come　to　their　journey's　end？

〃After　we　have　established　our　own　authority　upon　the　ruin　of　the　Parliament's；　we　shall　certainly　fall　into　the　same　inconveniences　and　be　obliged　to　act　just　as　they　do　now。　　We　shall　impose　taxes；　raise　moneys；　and　differ　from　the　Parliament　only　in　this；　that　the　hatred　and　envy　they　have　contracted　by　various　ways　from　one…third　part　of　the　people；　I　mean　the　wealthy　citizens；in　the　space　of　six　weeks　will　devolve　upon　us；　with　that　of　the　other　two…thirds　of　the　inhabitants；　and　will　complete　our　ruin　in　one　week。　　May　not　the　Court　to…morrow　put　an　end　to　the　civil　war　by　the　expulsion　of　Mazarin　and　by　raising　the　siege　of　Paris？　　The　provinces　are　not　yet　sufficiently　inflamed；　and　therefore　we　must　double　our　application　to　make　the　most　of　Paris。　　Besides　the　necessity　of　treating　with　Spain　and　managing　the　people；　there　is　another　expedient　come　into　my　head　capable　of　rendering　us　as　considerable　in　Parliament　as　our　affairs　require。

〃We　have　an　army　in　Paris　which　will　be　looked　upon　as　the　people　so　long　as　it　continues　within　its　walls。　　Every　councillor　of　inquest　is　inclined　to　believe　his　authority　among　the　soldiers　to　be　equal　to　that　of　the　generals。　　But　the　leaders　of　the　people　are　not　believed　to　be　very　powerful　until　they　make　their　power　known　by　its　execution。　　Pray　do　but　consider　the　conduct　of　the　Court　upon　this　occasion。　　Was　there　any　minister　or　courtier　but　ridiculed　all　that　could　be　said　of　the　disposition　of　the　people　in　favour　of　the　Parliament　even　to　the　day　of　the　barricades？　　And　yet　it　is　as　true　that　every　man　at　Court　saw　infallible　marks　of　the　revolution　beforehand。　　One　would　have　thought　that　the　barricades　should　have　convinced　them；　but　have　they　been　convinced？　　Have　they　been　hindered　from　besieging　Paris　on　the　slight　supposition　that；　though　the　caprice　of　the　people　might　run　them　into　a　mutiny；　yet　it　would　not　break　out　into　a　civil　war？　　What　we　are　now　doing　might　undeceive　them　effectually；　but　are　they　yet　cured　of　their　infatuation？　　Is　not　the　Queen　told　every　day　that　none　are　for　the　Parliament　but　hired　mobs；　and　that　all　the　wealthy　burghers　are　in　her　Majesty's　interests？

〃The　Parliament　is　now　as　much　infatuated　as　the　Court　was　then。　　This　present　disturbance　among　the　people　carries　in　it　all　the　marks　of　power　which；　in　a　little　time；　they　will　feel　the　effects　of；　and　which；　as　they　cannot　but　foresee；　they　ought　to　prevent　in　time；　because　of　the　murmurs　of　the　people　against　them　and　their　redoubled　affection　for　M。　de　Beaufort　and　me。　　But　far　from　it；　the　Parliament　will　never　open　its　eyes　until　all　its　authority　is　quashed　by　a　sudden　blow。　　If　they　see　we　have　a　design　against　them　they　will；　perhaps；　have　so　inconsiderable　an　opinion　of　it　that　they　will　take　courage；　and　if　we　should　but　flinch；　they　will　bear　harder　still　upon　us；　till　we　shall　be　forced　to　crush　them；　but　this　would　not　turn　to　our　account；　on　the　contrary；　it　is　our　true　interest　to　do　them　all　the　good　we　can；　lest　we　divide　our　own　party；　and　to　behave　in　such　a　manner　as　may　convince　them　that　our　interest　and　theirs　are　inseparable。　　And　the　best　way　is　to　draw　our　army　out　of　Paris；　and　to　post　it　so　as　it　may　be　ready　to　secure　our　convoys　and　be　safe　from　the　insults　of　the　enemy；　and　I　am　for　having　this　done　at　the　request　of　the　Parliament；　to　prevent　their　taking　umbrage；　till　such　time　at　least　as　we　may　find　our　account　in　it。　　Such　precautions　will　insensibly；　as　it　were；　necessitate　the　Parliament　to　act　in　concert　with　us；　and　our　favour　among　the　people；　which　is　the　only　thing　that　can　fix　us　in　that　situation；　will　appear　to　them　no　longer　contemptible　when　they　see　it　backed　by　an　army　which　is　no　longer　at　their　discretion。〃

M。　de　Bouillon　told　me　that　M。　de　Turenne　was　upon　the　point　of　declaring　for　us；　and　that　there　were　but　two　colonels　in　all　his　army　who　gave　him　any　uneasiness；　but　that　in　a　week's　time　he　would　find　some　way　or　other　to　manage　them；　and　that　then　he　would　march　directly　to　our　assistance。　〃What　do　you　think　of　that？〃　said　the　Duke。　　〃Are　we　not　now　masters　both　of　the　Court　and　Parliament？〃

I　told　the　Duke　that　I　had　just　seen　a　letter　written　by　Hoquincourt　to　Madame　de　Montbazon；　wherein　were　only　these　words：　〃0　fairest　of　all　beauties；　Peronne　is　in　your　power。〃　　I　added　that　I　had　received　another　letter　that　morning　which　assured　me　of　Mazieres。　　Madame　de　Bouillon　threw　herself　on　my　neck；　we　were　sure　the　day　was　our　own；　and　in　a　quarter　of　an　hour　agreed　upon　all　the　preliminary　precautions。

M。　de　Bouillon；　perceiving　that　I　was　so　overjoyed　at　this　news　that　I；　as　well　as　his　lady；　gave　little　attention　to　the　methods　he　was　proposing　for　drawing　the　army　out　of　Paris　without　alarming　the　Parliament；　turned　to　me　and　spoke　thus；　very　hastily：　〃I　pardon　my　wife；　but　I　cannot　forgive　you　this　inadvertence。　　The　old　Prince　of　Orange　used　to　say　that　the　moment　one　received　good　news　should　be　employed　in　providing　against　bad。〃

The　24th　of　February；　1649；　the　Parliament's　deputies　waited　on　the　Queen　with　an　account　of　the　audience　granted　to　the　envoy　of　the　Archduke。　The　Queen　told　them　that　they　should　not　have　given　audience　to　the　envoy；　but　that；　seeing　they　had　done　it；　it　was　absolutely　necessary　to　think　of　a　good　peace；　that　she　was　entirely　well　disposed；　and　the　Duc　d'Orleans　and　the　Prince　de　Conde　promised　the　deputies　to　throw　open　all　the　passages　as　soon　as　the　Parliament　should　name　commissioners　for　the　treaty。

Flamarin　being　sent　at　the　same　time　into　the　city　from　the　Duc　d'Orleans　to　condole　with　the　Queen　of　England　on　the　death　of　her　husband　（King　Charles　I。）；　went；　at　La　Riviere's　solicitation；　to　M。　de　La　Rochefoucault；　whom　he　found　in　his　bed　on　account　of　his　wounds　and　quite　wearied　with　the　civil　war；　and　persuaded　him　to　come　over　to　the　Court　interest。　　He　told　Flamarin　that　he　had　been　drawn　into　this　war　much　against　his　inclinations；　and　that；　had　he　returned　from　Poitou　two　months　before　the　siege　of　Paris；　he　would　have　prevented　Madame　de　Longueville　engaging　in　so　vile　a　cause；　but　that　I　had　taken　the　opportunity　of　his　absence　to　engage　both　her　and　the　Prince　de　Conti；　that　he　found　the　engagements　too　far　advanced　to　be　possibly　dissolved；　that　the　diabolical　Coadjutor　would　not　bear　of　any　terms　of　peace；　and　also　stopped　the　ears　of　the　Prince　de　Conti　and　Madame　de　Longueville；　and　that　he　himself　could　not　act　as　he　would　because　of　his　bad　state　of　health。　　I　was　informed　of　Flamarin's　negotiations　for　the　Court　interest；　and；　as　the　term　of　his　passport　had　expired；　ordered　the　'prevot　des　marchands'　to　command　him　to　depart　from　the　city。

On　the　27th　the　First　President　reported　to　the　Parliament　what　had　occurred　at　Saint　Germain。　　M。　de　Beaufort　and　I　had　to　hinder　the　people　from　entering　the　Great　Chamber；　for　they　threatened　to　throw　the　deputies　into　the　river；　and　said　they　had　betrayed　them　and　had　held　conferences　with　Mazarin。　　It　was　as　much　as　we　could　do　to　allay　the　fury　of　the　people；　though　at　the　same　time　the　Parliament　believed　the　tumult　was　of　our　own　raising。　　This　shows　one　inconvenience　of　popularity；　namely；　that　what　is　committed　by　the　rabble；　in　spite　of　all　your　endeavours　to　the　contrary；　will　still　be　laid　to　your　charge。

Meanwhile　we　met　at　the　Duc　de　Bouillon's　to　consider　what　was　best　to　be　done　at　this　critical　juncture　between　a　people　mad　for　war；　a　Parliament　for　peace；　and　the　Spaniards　either　for　peace　or　war　at　our　expense　and　for　their　own　advantage。　　The　Prince　de　Conti；　instructed　beforehand　by　M。　de　La　Rochefoucault；　spoke　for　carrying　on　the　war；　but　acted　as　if　he　were　for　peace；　and　upon　the　whole　I　did