. An address to the good sense and candour of the people, in behalf of the dealers in corn: with some few observations on a late trial for regrating. able husbandfor that niece would be the Prince de Conde, theirfamilies being closely united by friendship while thebride and bridegroom would be of a suitable age formarriage. There was, he also stated, but one otherlady fitted by her rank to become the wife of the Prince,and that was the daughter of the Due de Mayenne,Henris old and bitter enemy, Henri fell in with deBouillons scheme, which was proposed by that noble-man more to gratify his own
. An address to the good sense and candour of the people, in behalf of the dealers in corn: with some few observations on a late trial for regrating. able husbandfor that niece would be the Prince de Conde, theirfamilies being closely united by friendship while thebride and bridegroom would be of a suitable age formarriage. There was, he also stated, but one otherlady fitted by her rank to become the wife of the Prince,and that was the daughter of the Due de Mayenne,Henris old and bitter enemy, Henri fell in with deBouillons scheme, which was proposed by that noble-man more to gratify his own dislike of Bassompierre,by robbing him of his bride, than to study the interestof the King, Conde or the Montmorencys, and the matterwas at once considered and arranged. The only personswho were not consulted were Mademoiselle de Mont-morency and Bassompierre—who might have beenconsidered as the most interested ones—so that, whenthe latter went to see Henri, who was laid up with oneof his periodical attacks of gout, and learnt that hisMajesty now desired him to become the husband of Mademoiselle dAumale it is not surprising that he ex- 218. Fr-\\ci->c\^ dr HLLVi-IIORNM y*,.Peluteaiat vjiul/i. etfi quanta maxima pme/t ult i AS SOM PIERRELIARVM PCLEMARCHVST RH.£TORVM PR.£FECTVS Bassompierre. The Crime claimed, What ! Am I to marry two women ? His Majesty was, however, in spite of his easy nature, in the habit of being very explicit in concerns that moved him deeply, and he at once informed Bassompierre that he had not only fallen in love with Mademoiselle de Montmorency, but had done so madly. Therefore, he said, if you marry her and she loves you, I shall hate you, and if she learns to love me you will hate me. After which Henri added—en ami, to use his own words—that he was rapidly approaching old age, that he only desired that Mademoiselle de Montmorency should be a consolation and an amusing companion to him and be able to show him some little affectio
Size: 1306px × 1913px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1800, booksubjectcornlaw, bookyear1800
