The Paris Sketch book of Mr. M.a. Titmarsh: And, Eastern Sketches, a Journey ...
The Paris Sketch book of Mr. M.a. Titmarsh: And, Eastern Sketches, a Journey ...
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
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I forget whether Monsieur the fat Count of Provence took an} r share of this royal masquerading ; but look at the names of the other six actors of the comedy, and it will be hard to find any person for whom Fate had such dreadful visitations in store. Fancy the party, in the days of their prosperity, here gathered at Trianon, and seated under the tall poplars by the lake, dis- coursing familiarly together: suppose of a sudden some con- juring Cagliostro of the time is introduced among them, and... foretells to them the woes that are about to come. " You, Monsieur TAumdnier, the descendant of a long line of princes, the passionate admirer of that fair queen who sits by your side, shall be the cause of her ruin and your own,* and shall die in disgrace and exile. You, son of the Cond£s, shall live long enough to see your royal race overthrown, and shall die by the hands of a hangman. f You, oldest son of Saint Louis, shall perish by the executioner's axe ; that beautiful head, O An- toinette, the same ruthless blade shall sever." " They shall kill * In the diamond-necklace affair.
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