. Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, queen of France, wife of Henri IV; of Madame de Pompadour of the court of Louis XV; and of Catherine de Medici, queen of France, wife of Henri II; with a special introduction .. . ring, as atoken of remembrance; and that she promised to seehim again, and to tell him her whole history, if hegave her his address; that he complied with this re-quest of the lady, whom he represented as a charmingperson, and who, in the overflowing of her gratitude,embraced him several times. This is all very fine, sofar, said Madame dAmblimont, but hear the rest. The Marquis de e
. Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, queen of France, wife of Henri IV; of Madame de Pompadour of the court of Louis XV; and of Catherine de Medici, queen of France, wife of Henri II; with a special introduction .. . ring, as atoken of remembrance; and that she promised to seehim again, and to tell him her whole history, if hegave her his address; that he complied with this re-quest of the lady, whom he represented as a charmingperson, and who, in the overflowing of her gratitude,embraced him several times. This is all very fine, sofar, said Madame dAmblimont, but hear the rest. The Marquis de exhibited himself everywhere the next day, with a black ribbon bound round hisarm, near the wrist, in which part he said: he had re-ceived the wound. He related his story to everybody,and everybody commented upon it after his ownfashion. He went to dine with the Dauphin, whospoke to him of his bravery, and of his fair unknown,and told him that he had already complimented the Due de C on the affair. I forgot to tell you, continued Madame dAmblimont, that, on the verynight of the adventure, he called on MadamedEstillac, an old gambler, whose house is open tillfour in the morning; that everybody there was sur--. Madame de Pompadour. From the original painting by Nattier in the Royal Gallery in Scotland, MEMOIRS OF MME. DE POMPADOUR 259 prised at the disordered state in which he appeared;that his bagwig had fallen off, one skirt of his coatwas cut, and his right hand bleeding. That they in-stantly bound it up, and gave him some Rota wine. Four days ago, the Due de C supped with the King, and sat near M. de St. Florentin. He talkedto him of his relations adventure, and asked him ifhe had made any inquiries concerning the lady. St. Florentin coldly answered, No; and M. deC remarked, on asking him some further ques-tions, that he kept his eyes fixed on his plate, lookingembarrassed, and answered in monosyllables. Heasked him the reason of this, upon which M. de Flo-rentin told him
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