memoirs of the comtesse du barry-第63节

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ft　no　means　untried　of　rendering　myself　agreeable　to　her；　and　so　well　did　I　succeed；　that　from　that　moment　her　valuable　friendship　was　bestowed　on　me　with　a　sincerity　which　even　my　unfortunate　reverses　have　been　unable　to　shake；　and　we　are　to　this　day　the　same　firm　and　true　f　friends　we　were　in　the　zenith　of　my　power。　　Not　that　I　would　seek　to　justify　the　injury　she　sought　to　do　our　queen；　but　I　may　and　do　congratulate　myself；　that　the　same　warmth　which　pervades　her　hatreds　likewise　influences　her　friendships。

I　cannot　equally　boast　of　the　treatment　I　received　from　the　duchess　dowager　d'Aiguillon；　who；　as　well　as　her　daughter…in…law；　came　to　see　me　upon　the　promotion　of　her　son。　　She　overloaded　me　with　caresses；　and　even　exceeded　her　daughter…in…law　in　protestations　of　devotion　and　gratitude。　　You　should　have　heard　her　extol　my　beauty；　wit；　and　sweetness　of　disposition；　she；　in　fact；　so　overwhelmed　me　with　her　surfeiting　praises；　that　at　last　I　became　convinced　that；　of　the　thousand　flattering　things　she　continually　addressed　to　me；　not　one　was　her　candid　opinion；　and　I　was　right；　for　I　soon　learned；　that　in　her　circle　of　intimates　at　the　houses　of　the　Beauffremons；　the　Brionnes；　and　above　all；　the　marquise　du　Deffant；　she　justified　her　acquaintance　with　me；　by　saying　it　was　a　sacrifice　made　to　the　interests　of　her　son；　and　amused　these　ladies　by　censuring　my　every　word　and　look。　　The　dowager's　double…dealing　greatly　annoyed　me；　nevertheless；　not　wishing　to　vex　her　son；　or　her　daughter…　in…law；　I　affected　to　be　ignorant　of　her　dishonourable　conduct。　　However；　I　could　not　long　repress　my　indignation；　and　one　day　that　she　was　praising　me　most　extravagantly；　I　exclaimed；　〃Ah；　madam；　how　kind　it　would　be　of　you　to　reserve　one　of　these　pretty　speeches　to　repeat　at　madame　du　Deffant's。〃　　This　blow；　so　strong　yet　just；　rather　surprised　her；　but；　quickly　rallying　her　courage；　she　endeavoured　to　persuade　me　that　she　always　spoke　of　me　in　the　same　terms。　　〃It　may　be　so；〃　replied　I；　〃but　I　fear　that　you　say　so　many　flattering　things　to　me；　that　you　have　not　one　left　when　out　of　my　sight。〃

The　marechale　de　Mirepoix　used　to　say；　that　a　caress　from　madame　d'Aiguillon　was　not　less　to　be　dreaded　than　the　bite　of　M。　d'Ayen。　Yet　the　duchess　dowager　has　obtained　a　first…rate　reputation　for　goodness；　every　one　styled　her