This proof of your kindness will,
if possible augment the sincere attachment I bear to
you. I salute you with profound respect."
As it is bold to hold the pen after having transcribed anything
of M. de Voltaire's, I leave off here for to-day.
CHAPTER X
When is the presentation to take place?--Conversation on this
subject with the king--M. de Maupeou and M. de la Vauguyon--
Conversation on the same subject with the king and the duc de
Richelieu--M. de la Vrilliere--M. Bertin---Louis XV and the
comtesse--The king's promise--The fire-works, an anecdote--The
marquise de Castellane--M. de Maupeou at the duc de Choiseul's--
The duchesse de Grammont
In spite of the love of the duchesse de Grammont, the king of
Denmark departed at last. Louis XV having resumed his former
habits, I began to meditate seriously on my presentation; and my
friends employed themselves to the utmost in furthering my desires
and insuring my triumph.
The chancellor, who each day became more attached to my interests,
opened the campaign. One day, when the king was in a rage with
the parliaments, the chancellor seized the opportunity to tell him
that the cabal, who were opposed to my presentation, testified so
much resistance, under the idea, and in the hope, that they would
be supported by the parliaments of Paris.
"If your majesty," added the chancellor, "had less condescension
towards these malcontents, they would fear your authority more.
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