98 MEMOIRS OF THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON.

I blamed the feebleness of his reply, and represented to him
the ill effect it would create if at such a time ho evinced any
desire to keep out of tho campaign. He appeared convinced
by my arguments, and to wish with more eagornoas than before
to return to Spain.

,A few days after, tho King asked him, on what terms he
believed himself with the Princosse des Ursins; and when ML
d'Orl&ins replied that he believed himself to bo on good terms
-with her, as he had done all in his power to be BO, tho King
said that he feared it was not thus, since she had asked that
he should not be again sent to Spain, saying that ho had
leagued himself with all her enemies there, and that a secretary
of his, named Renaut, whom he had left behind him, kept up
such strict and secret intercourse with those enemies, that she
•was obliged to demand his recall lest he might do wrong to tho
name of his master.

Upon this, M. d'Orleans replied that he was infinitely sur-
prised at these complaints of Madarno des Ursins, since ho had
done nothing to deserve them. The King, after reflecting for
a moment, said he thought, all things considered, that M.
d'Orleans had better not return to Spain. In a few days it
•was publicly known that he would not go. Tho withdrawal
of so many of our troops from Spain wa,s tho reason allowed.
At the same time the King gave orders to M. d'Orleans to SHU!
for his equipages from Spain, and added in his oar, that ho had
"better send some ono of sense for them, who might bo tho
bearer of a protest, if Philip V. quitted his throne. At loast
this is what M. d'Orleans told mo, although 1W people be-
lieved him in the end.

M. d'Orleans chose for this errand a man nanuul Flotto, very
skilful in intrigue, in winch ho had, HO to spoak, been always
brought up. He went straight to Madrid, and ono of his first
employments when he arrived there was to loolc for Ilonaut,
the secretary just alluded to. But Ronaut was nowhoro to bo
found, nor could any news be heard of him. Flotto stayed
some time in Madrid, and then went to tho army which wiw
still in quarters. He remained there three weeks, idling from