memoirs of the comtesse du barry-第83节

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ment　might　bring　me　intimation　of　what　was　going　on　there　without　her　cognizance；　came　one　day　to　apprize　me　that　his　majesty　had　fallen　desperately　in　love　with　a　young　orphan　of　high　birth；　whom　chance　had　conducted　within　the　walls　of　her　harem；　that　to　an　extraordinary　share　of　beauty；　Julie　（for　that　was　the　name　of　my　rival）　united　the　most　insatiate　ambition；　her　aims　were　directed　to　reducing　the　king　into　a　state　of　the　most　absolute　bondage；〃　and　he；〃　said　madame；　〃bids　fair　to　become　all　that　the　designing　girl　would　have　him。〃

Julie　feigned　the　most　violent　love　for　her　royal　admirer；　nay

she　did　not　hesitate　to　carry　her　language　and　caresses　far　beyond　the　strict　rules　of　decency；　her　manners　were　those　of　one　accustomed　to　the　most　polished　society；　whilst　her　expressions　were　peculiarly　adapted　to　please　one　who；　like　the　king；　had　a　peculiar　relish　for　every　thing　that　was　indecent　or　incorrect。　His　majesty　either　visited　her　daily　or　sent　for　her　to　the　chateau。　　I　heard　likewise　from　M。　d'Aiguillon；　that　　the　king　had　recently　given　orders　that　the　three　uncles　and　two　brothers　of　Julie　should　be　raised　by　rapid　promotion　to　the　highest　military　rank；　at　the　same　time　the　grand　almoner　informed　me　he　had　received　his　majesty's　express　command　to　appoint　a　cousin　of　the　young　lady　to　the　first　vacant　bishopric。

These　various　reports　threw　me　into　a　train　of　painful　and　uneasy　reflections。　　Louis　XV。　　had　never　before　bestowed　such　marks　of　favour　upon　any　　of　the