A Princess of Strategy the Life of Anne Louise Bndicte De Bourbon Cond D
A Princess of Strategy the Life of Anne Louise Bndicte De Bourbon Cond D
Lonce De Pipape
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On the night of the day the Due had been carried off to Doullens (29th December), an unknown lady came secretly from the Marquis de Lambert and roused Mademoiselle de Launay to inform her that her mistress's arrest was imminent. The Princess, who suffered none of her friends to depart, whispered the news in the ear of the Abbe de Vaubrun, and a sort of armed watch was kept which passed off merrily enough. 1 Mademoiselle de Launay, who desired to read to her mistress to beguile the time, produce...d a work of Machiavelli's, and opened it at the chapter on Conspiracies. " Put that away at once, " said the Duchess with a laugh, "it would be a most damning piece of evidence against us. " In order to while away the hours till daybreak, Madame du Maine set herself to write a memorial to her mother, in which she demanded that her case should be tried immediately after her arrest, being sure, she said, that a judicial inquiry into her conduct would compel the Regent to restore her to liberty. The following morning at ten o'clock, just as her mistress had fallen asleep worn out with writing and " biribi, " Mademoiselle de Launay retired to rest.
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