Memoirs of Madame La Marquise De Montespan; Now First Tr. Into English. in Two Volumes I
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The second preacher showed even less restraint ; he almost mentioned me by name. The third ecclesiastic went beyond all bounds actually uttering the following words : " Sire, when King David was still but a shep- herd, a heifer was stolen from his flocks ; David made complaint to the patriarch of the land, when his heifer was restored to him, and the thief was punished. " When David came to the throne, he carried off his servant's wife, and as excuse for such an odious deed, he pleaded the youn...g woman's extreme beauty. The wretched servant besought him to obey the voice not of passion, but of justice, and 2o8 MEMOIRS OF the servant was disgraced and perished miserably. Oh, David, unhappy David ! " The King who had found it hard to sit quiet and hear such insults, said to me that evening: " Go to Clagny. Let this stormy weather pass by. When it is fine again, you must come back." Having never run counter to the wishes of the father of my children, I acquiesced, and without further delay gladly departed.
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