A princess of intrigue, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, duchesse de Longueville and her times . promise to me. As for the visits whichshe ought not to receive, she has received none ;and also with regard to the others, she goes soseldom to the parlour, that I may assert, without fearof telling an untruth, that she goes there scarcely atall, and, on the rare occasions when she does, it isat hours when every one may see who comes have no parlour which is not open to all whowish to enter. ... I believe myself obliged to saywhat I know about the matter. I should wish, also,to be able to speak
A princess of intrigue, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, duchesse de Longueville and her times . promise to me. As for the visits whichshe ought not to receive, she has received none ;and also with regard to the others, she goes soseldom to the parlour, that I may assert, without fearof telling an untruth, that she goes there scarcely atall, and, on the rare occasions when she does, it isat hours when every one may see who comes have no parlour which is not open to all whowish to enter. ... I believe myself obliged to saywhat I know about the matter. I should wish, also,to be able to speak of the good actions of herHighness, and how much I admire them ; but thereare things which words impair. ... If one were tosay that she follows almost all the exercises of religion,one would speak more truthfully, and thereby onemight find that very little time remains for the parlour,to which she only makes up her mind to go withdifficulty . . and, since she has been here, no personsof consideration have visited it ; so that I do notknow what foundation there is for this talk, which. Marie Felice i tar I ;(///i avrvj in mart dji \ se rctira^oaiu fr ///////. f/crc tic Id } de ///(>//////.r ,•. de ?lorore} Fon///iJrieelet .///// i666,a( de 66 , 1 ^— / £ •,.•- ;r From an engraving by Van Schuppen. MARIA FELICIA OKSINI, DUCHESSE DE MONTMORENCY. A Princess of Intrigue 651 has greatly surprised me, who am a witness to thecontrary. If it were necessary to vouch with myblood for the truth of what 1 am saying, I shouldnot spare it, not only because of the affection andesteem I entertain for the person in question, butbecause naturally I have an aversion for inventions. . .I assure you of her goodwill and of my own. If shehad had other thoughts, it is certain that she wouldnot have chosen this place or me for a witness. Iwould that I had words strong enough, as her conductis pure, to show it to yo
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