Memoirs of Louis Xiv And His Court And of the Regency — volume 06
Memoirs of Louis Xiv And His Court And of the Regency — volume 06
Saint-Simon Louis De Rouvroy Duc De
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De Vendome. A serious and disastrous action that took place during these operationswas actually kept a secret from the King, until the Duc de la Tremoille, whose son was engaged there, let out the truth. Annoyed that the Kingsaid nothing to him on the way in which his son had distinguishedhimself, he took the opportunity, whilst he was serving the King, to talkof the passage of the Escaut, and said that his son's regiment had muchsuffered. "How, suffered?" cried the King; "nothing has happened.... "Whereupon the Duke related all to him. The King listened with thegreatest attention, and questioned him, and admitted before everybodythat he knew nothing of all this. His surprise, and the surprise itoccasioned, may be imagined. It happened that when the King left table, Chamillart unexpectedly came into his cabinet. He was soon asked aboutthe action of the Escaut, and why it had not been reported. Theminister, embarrassed, said that it was a thing of no consequence. Theking continued to press him, mentioned details, and talked of theregiment of the Prince of Tarento.
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