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It should be observed, that Pere Tellier was also incognito at
Meudon, and dwelt in a retired room from which he issued
io see the King, but never approached the apartments of Mon-
iseigneur.

Versailles presented another scene. Monseigneur le Due
and Madame la Duchesse de Bourgogne held their Court openly
•there; and this Court resembled the first gleamings of the dawn
All the Court assembled there • all Paris also ; and as discretion
;and precaution, were never French virtues, all Meudon came as
well. People were believed on their word, when they declared
that they had not entered the apartments of Monseigneur that
•day, and consequently could not bring the infection. When
-the Prince and Princesse rose, when they went to bed, when
ihey dined and supped with the ladies,—all public conversa-
tions—all meals—all assemblies—were opportunities of paying
court to them. The apartments could not contain the crowd.
'The characteristic features of the room were many. Couriers
arrived every quarter of an hour, and reminded people of the
illness of Monseigneur—he was going on as well as could be
expected ; confidence and hope were easily felt; but there was
an extreme desire to please at the new Court. The young
Prince and Princesse exhibited majesty and gravity, mixed
with gaiety; obligingly received all, continually spoke to every
-one ; the crowd wore an air of complaisance ; reciprocal satis-
faction showed in every face; the Due and Duchesse de Berry
were treated almost as nobody. Thus five days fled away in
increasing thought of future events—in preparation to be readj^
for whatever might happen.

On Tuesday, the 14th of April I went to see the Chancellor,

and asked for information upon the state of Monseigneur. He

.assured me it was good, and repeated to me the words Fagon

had spoken to him," that things were going on according to their

wishes, and beyond their hopes." The Chancellor appeared.to

me very confident, and I had faith in him, so much the more,

because he was on an extremely good footing with Monseigneur,

'The Prince, indeed, had so much recovered, that the fish-women

• came in a body the self-same day to congratulate him, as they