Louis the Fourteenth, and the court of France in the seventeenth century . n they had exhibited at his imprison-ment ; and the King, the Regent, and the Duke ofAnjou alone remained in the palace. When the twocarriages containing Monsieur and his friends, and thePrince and his brothers, at length met, M. de Condealighted, and, with his party, entered that of the Dukeof Orleans; which arrangement had no sooner beenmade than the pressure of the crowd compelled themto proceed at a foots pace. Their progress was con-sequently slow; and it was already late in the daywhen the Princes reached the Pala
Louis the Fourteenth, and the court of France in the seventeenth century . n they had exhibited at his imprison-ment ; and the King, the Regent, and the Duke ofAnjou alone remained in the palace. When the twocarriages containing Monsieur and his friends, and thePrince and his brothers, at length met, M. de Condealighted, and, with his party, entered that of the Dukeof Orleans; which arrangement had no sooner beenmade than the pressure of the crowd compelled themto proceed at a foots pace. Their progress was con-sequently slow; and it was already late in the daywhen the Princes reached the Palais-Royal, where theyimmediately hastened to pay their respects to the Kingand Queen. They were accompanied in their visit The Court of France 173 only by Monsieur; for the Duke of Beaufort and thecoadjutor were aware that their own appearance atsuch a moment would only tend to exasperate theannoyance of the Regent; a conviction which inducedM. de Beaufort at once to return to his post at thePorte St. Honore ; and M. de Retz to attend the even-ing service at the
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