. Versailles and the court under Louis XIV. The End of the Reign in the evening they examined His Majestys leg, and foundthat the gangrene had made no further progress since morn-ing, and that the leg seemed even slightly better; and as thekings strength had appeared to return during the afternoon,a ray of hope came to those who wished to flatter themselves,but those who listened to reason had none. Tuesday evening, August 27th. The kings condition hasbeen all day much the same as that of yesterday. His Maj-esty grows weaker, and has had some moments of uncon-sciousness. ... In the afternoon,
. Versailles and the court under Louis XIV. The End of the Reign in the evening they examined His Majestys leg, and foundthat the gangrene had made no further progress since morn-ing, and that the leg seemed even slightly better; and as thekings strength had appeared to return during the afternoon,a ray of hope came to those who wished to flatter themselves,but those who listened to reason had none. Tuesday evening, August 27th. The kings condition hasbeen all day much the same as that of yesterday. His Maj-esty grows weaker, and has had some moments of uncon-sciousness. ... In the afternoon, toward evening, he hadPere Le Tellier summon the Comte de Pontchartrain, Secre-tary of State, to whom he said: As soon as I am dead, youwill give the orders to have my heart taken to the GrandJesuits, and placed there in the same manner as that of thelate king, my father. I do not wish that there should be muchexpense. He gave this order with the same tranquillity withwhich, in health, he would have ordered a fountain for Ver-sailles or Ma
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