. Memoirs of the Duke de Saint-Simon. ad not been appointed one of the Ladiesof Honour. Marivault and Montgon used to draw him out. It wasdelightful to see him in their company : to watch trapsthey set for him, and the foolish way in which he invariablyfell into them. He had married a of General deChaumont, and brought her with him to Strasbourg : shewas wonderfully siUy, ugly, and devout, so that this marriagespoilt only one household. She used to perform her de-votions very often, and the night beforehand always insistedon sleeping alone ; Murce used to complain of it, and tellever
. Memoirs of the Duke de Saint-Simon. ad not been appointed one of the Ladiesof Honour. Marivault and Montgon used to draw him out. It wasdelightful to see him in their company : to watch trapsthey set for him, and the foolish way in which he invariablyfell into them. He had married a of General deChaumont, and brought her with him to Strasbourg : shewas wonderfully siUy, ugly, and devout, so that this marriagespoilt only one household. She used to perform her de-votions very often, and the night beforehand always insistedon sleeping alone ; Murce used to complain of it, and telleverybody about his wifes calendar. It may cause somesurprise that, I should chronicle such absurd trifles in con-nection with a man hke Murce, but I will explain why I doso. He was to Madame de Maintenon what La Feuilladewas to Chamillart. She thought him a wonderful man ;he used to report to her concerning things and persons inthe army, and she consulted him as to what he thought hadbetter be done. Heoften showed her letters ; and they. 1706] VICTORY OF CASTlGLIONE 401 revealed a confidence in him which made one feel quitesorry for her. He was feared and treated with caution, forhe helped or injured a good many persons ; from this onemay judge what sort of personage he was, and also formsome notion of the character of Madame de Maintenon. On the 9th of September, two days after the battle ofTurin, Medavid marched with 9,000 men to the relief ofCastigUone, which the hereditary Prince of Hesse-Cassel wasbesieging with 12,000. He had taken the town, in whichhe left 800 men, and marched to meet Medavid in a fineplain. Our cavalry fell at first into some disorder, whichwas iacreased by the fiight of four Milanese and Neapolitanregiments of infantry ; but Medavid attacked so vigorouslywith the remainder that the enemy was completely defeated,losing 2,000 killed, 1,500 prisoners, all his guns and manystandards. Castiglione was retaken, and its garrison madeprisoners; and Medavid pursued
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