the memoirs of cardinal de retz-第46节

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tly；　　　　　　Archbishop　of　Rheims　in　1657。　　Died　1671。＇

Pancirole；　who　thought　he　could　not　affront　Mazarin　more　than　by　contributing　to　make　me　cardinal；　did　me　all　the　kind　offices　with　Pope　Innocent；　who　gave　him　leave　to　treat　with　me　in　that　affair。

Madame　de　Chevreuse　told　the　Queen　all　that　she　had　observed　in　my　conduct　in　the　King's　absence；　and　what　she　had　seen　was　certainly　one　continued　series　of　considerable　services　done　to　the　Queen。

She　recounted　at　last　all　the　injustice　done　me；　the　contempt　put　upon　me；　and　the　just　grounds　of　my　diffidence；　which；　she　said；　of　necessity　ought　to　be　removed；　and　that　the　only　means　of　removing　it　was　the　hat。　The　Queen　was　in　a　passion　at　this。　　The　Cardinal　defended　himself；　not　by　an　open　denial；　for　he　had　offered　it　me　several　times；　but　by　recommending　patience；　intimating　that　a　great　monarch　should　be　forced　to　nothing。　　Monsieur；　seconding　Madame　de　Chevreuse　in　her　attack；　assailed　the　Cardinal；　who；　at　least　in　appearance；　gave　way；　out　of　respect　for　his　Royal　Highness。　　Madame　de　Chevreuse；　having　brought　them　to　parley；　did　not　doubt　that　she　should　also　bring　them　to　capitulate；　especially　when　she　saw　the　Queen　was　appeased；　and　had　told　his　Royal　Highness　that　she　was　infinitely　obliged　to　him；　and　would　do　what　her　Council　judged　most　proper　and　reasonable。　　This　Council；　which　was　only　a　specious　name；　consisted　only　of　the　Cardinal；　the　Keeper　of　the　Seals；　Tellier；　and　Servien。

The　matter　was　proposed　to　the　Council　by　the　Cardinal　with　much　importunity；　concluding　with　a　most　submissive　petition　to　the　Queen　to　condescend　to　the　demand　of　the　Duc　d'Orleans；　and　to　what　the　services　and　merits　of　the　Coadjutor　demanded。　　The　proposition　was　rejected　with　such　resolution　and　contempt　as　is　very　unusual　in　Council　in　opposition　to　a　Prime　Minister。　　Tellier　and　Servien　thought　it　sufficient　not　to　applaud　him；　but　the　Keeper　of　the　Seals　quite　forgot　his　respect　for　the　Cardinal；　accused　him　of　prevarication　and　weakness；　and　threw　himself　at　her　Majesty's　feet；　conjuring　her　in　the　name　of　the　King　her　son；　not　to　authorise；　by　an　example　which　he　called　fatal；　the　insolence　of　a　subject　who　was　for　wresting　favours　from　his　sovereign；　sword　in　hand。　The　Queen　was　moved　at　this；　and　the　poor　Cardinal　owned　he　had　been　too　easy　and　pliant。

I　had　myself　given　a　very　natural　handle　to　my　adversaries　to　expose　me　so　egregiously。　　I　have　been　guilty　of　many　blunders；　but　I　think　this　is　the　grossest　that　I　ever　was　guilty　of　in　all　my　life。　　I　have　frequently　made　this　observation；　that　when　men　have；　through　fear　of　miscarriage；　hesitated　a　long　time　about　any　undertaking　of　consequence；　the　remaining　impressions　of　their　fear　commonly　push　them　afterwards　with　too　much　precipitancy　upon　the　execution　of　their　design。　　And　this　was　my　case。　It　was　with　the　greatest　reluctance　that　I　determined　to　accept　the　dignity　of　a　cardinal；　because　I　thought　it　too　mean　to　form　a　pretension　to　it　without　certainty　of　success；　and　no　sooner　was　I　engaged　in　the　pursuit　of　it　but　the　impression　of　the　former　fearful　ideas　hurried　me　on；　as　it　were；　to　the　end；　that　I　might　get　as　soon　as　possible　out　of　the　disagreeable　state　of　uncertainty。

The　Cardinal　would　have　paid　my　debts；　given　me　the　place　of　Grand　Almoner；　etc。；　but　if　he　had　added　twelve　cardinals'　hats　into　the　bargain；　I　should　have　begged　his　excuse。　　I　was　now　engaged　with　Monsieur；　who　had；　meanwhile；　resolved　upon　the　release　of　the　Princes　from　their　confinement。

Cardinal　Mazarin；　after　his　return　to　Paris；　made　it　his　chief　study　to　divide　the　Fronde。　　He　thought　to　materially　weaken　my　interest　with　Monsieur　by　detaching　from　me　Madame　de　Chevreuse；　for　whom　he　had　a　natural　tenderness；　and　to　give　me　a　mortal　blow　by　embroiling　me　with　Mademoiselle　her　daughter。　　To　do　this　effectually　he　found　a　rival；　who；　he　hoped；　would　please　her　better；　namely；　M。　d'Aumale；　handsome　as　Apollo；　and　one　who　was　very　likely　to　suit　the　temper　of　Mademoiselle　de　Chevreuse。　　He　had　entirely　devoted　himself　to　the　Cardinal's　interest；　looked　upon　himself　as　very　much　honoured　by　this　commission；　and　haunted　the　Palace　of　Chevreuse　so　diligently　that　I　did　not　doubt　but　that　he　was　sent　thither　to　act　the　second　part　of　the　comedy　which　had　miscarried　so　shamefully　in　the　hands　of　M。　de　Candale。　　I　watched　all　his　movements；　and　complained　to　Mademoiselle　de　Chevreuse；　but　she　gave　me　indirect　answers。　　I　began　to　be　out　of　humour；　and　was　soon　appeased。　I　grew　peevish　again；　and　Mademoiselle　de　Chevreuse　saying　in　his　presence；　to　please　me　and　to　sting　him；　that　she　could　not　imagine　how　it　was　possible　to　bear　a　silly　fellow；　〃Pardon　me；　mademoiselle；〃　replied　I；　〃we　suffer　fops　sometimes　very　patiently　for　the　sake　of　their　extravagances。〃　　This　man　was　notoriously　foppish　and　extravagant。　　My　answer　pleased；　and　we　soon　got　rid　of　him　at　the　Palace　of　Chevreuse。　But　he　thought　to　have　despatched　me；　for　he　hired　one　Grandmaison；　a　ruffian；　to　assassinate　me；　who　apprised　me　of　his　design。　　The　first　time　I　met　M。　d'Aumale；　which　was　at　the　Duc　d'Orleans's　house；　I　did　not　fail　to　let　him　know　it；　but　I　told　it　him　in　a　whisper；　saying　that　I　had　too　much　respect　for　the　House　of　Savoy　to　publish　it　to　the　world。　He　denied　the　fact；　but　in　such　a　manner　as　to　make　it　more　evident；　because　he　conjured　me　to　keep　it　secret。　　I　gave　him　my　word；　and　I　kept　it。

Madame　de　Guemenee；　with　whom　I　had　several　quarrels；　proposed　to　the　Queen　likewise　to　despatch　me；　by　shutting　me　up　in　a　greenhouse　in　her　garden；　which　she　might　easily　have　done；　because　I　often　went　to　her　alone　by　night；　but　the　Cardinal；　fearing　that　the　people　would　have　suspected　him　as　the　author　of　my　sudden　disappearance；　would　not　enter　into　the　project；　so　it　was　dropped。

To　return　to　our　negotiations　for　the　freedom　of　the　Princes。　　The　Duc　d'Orleans　was　with　much　difficulty　induced　to　sign　the　treaty　by　which　a　marriage　was　stipulated　between　Mademoiselle　de　Chevreuse　and　the　Prince　de　Conti；　and　to　promise　not　to　oppose　my　promotion　to　the　dignity　of　a　cardinal。　　The　Princes　were　as　active　in　the　whole　course　of　these　negotiations　as　if　they　had　been　at　liberty。　　We　wrote　to　them；　and　they　to　us；　and　a　regular　correspondence　between　Paris　and　Lyons　was　never　better　established　than　ours。　　Bar；

　　　　　＇Bar　was；　according　to　M。　Joly；　an　unsociable　man；　who　was　for　　　　　　raising　his　fortune　by　using　the　Princes　badly；　and　who；　on　this　　　　　　account；　was　often　the　dupe　of　Montreuil；　secretary　to　the　Prince　de　　　　　　Conti。　See　JOLY'S　〃Memoirs；〃　vol。　　i。；　p。　　88。＇

their　warder；　was　a　very　shallow　fellow；　besides；　men　of　sense　are　sometimes　outwitted。

Cardinal　Mazarin；　upon　his　return　with　the　King　from　Guienne；　was　greatly　pleased　with　the　acclamations　of　the　mob；　but　he　soon　grew　weary　of　them；　for　the　Frondeurs　still　kept　the　wall。

The　Cardinal　being　continually　provoked　at　Paris　by　the　Abbe　Fouquet；　who　sought　to　make　himself　necessary；　and　being　so　vain　as　to　think　himself　qualified　to　command　an　army；　marched　abruptly　out　of　Paris　for　Champagne；　with　a　design　to　retake　Rhetel　and　Chateau…Portien；　of　which　the　enemy　were　possessed；　and　where　M。　de　Turenne　proposed　to　winter。

On　the　feast　of　Saint　Martin；　the　First　President　and　the　Attorney…　General　Talon　exhorted　the　Parliament　to　be　peaceable；　that　the　enemies　of　the　State　might　have　no　advantage。　　A　petition　was　read　from　Madame　la　Princesse；　desiring　that　the　Princes　should　be　brought　to　the　Louvre　and　remain　in　the　custody；　of　one　of　the　King's　officers；　and　that　the　Solicitor…General　be　sent　for　to　say　what　he　had　to　allege　against　their　innocence；　and　that　in　case　he　should　have　nothing　solid　to　offer　they　be　set　at　liberty。

The　Chambers；　being　assembled　on　the　7th　of　December；　to　take　the　affair　into　consideration；　Talon；　the　Attorney…General；　informed　the　House　that　the　Queen　had　sent　for　the　King's　Council；　and　ordered　them　to　let　the　Parliament　know　that　it　was　her　pleasure　that　the　House　should　not　take　any　cognisance　of　the　Princess's　petition；　because　everything　that　had　relation　to　the　confinement　of　the　Princes　belonged　to　the　royal　authority。　　Talon　made　a　motion　that　the　Parliament　should　depute　some　members　to　carry　the　petition　to　the　Queen；　and　to　beseech　her　Majesty　to　take　it　into　her　consideration。　　At　the　same　time　another　petition　was　presented　from　Mademoiselle　de　Longueville；　for　the　liberty　of　the　Duke　her　father；　and　that　she　might　have　leave　to　stay　in　Paris　to　solicit　it。

No　sooner　was　this　petition　read　than　a　letter　from　the　three　Princes　was　presented　and　read；　praying　that　they　might　be　brought　to　trial　or　set　at　liberty。

On　the　9th　day　of　the　month　an　order　was　brought　to　the　Parliament　from　the　King；　commanding　the　House　to　suspend　all　deliberations　on　this　subject　till　they　had　first　sent　their　deputies　to　Court　to　know　his　Majesty's　pleasure。

Deputies　were　sent　immediately；　to　whom；　accordingly；　the　Queen　gave　audience　in　bed；　telling　them　that　she　was　very　much　indisposed。　　The　Keeper　of　the　Seals　added　that　it　was　the　King's　pleasure　that　the　Parliament　should　not　meet　at　all　until　such　time　as　the　Queen　his　mother　had　re