194 MEMOIRS OF THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMOK

husband and her brother quarrel, and to put herself in tlio
power of her enemies because they were the enemies of her
natural friends. It never occurred to her that the cabal would
not be likely to abandon to her the fruit of so much labour and
so many crimes.

It may easily bo imagined that she was neither gentle nor
docile when Madame la Duchesse began to give her advice.
Certain that her father would support her, she played the
stranger and the daughter of France with her mother. Estrange-
ment, however, soon came on. She behaved differently in form,
but in effect the same with the Duchcsso do Bourgogne, who
wished to guide her as a daughter, but who soon gave np
the attempt. The Duchesse de Berry's object could only bo
gained by bringing about disunion between the two brothers,
and for this purpose she emplo3Tod as a spring the passion of her
husband for herself.

The first night at Versailles after the death of Monsoigneur
was sleepless. The Dauphin and Dauphino heard mass early
next morning. I wont to see thorn. Few persons were present
on account of the hour. The Princesso wished to bo at Marly
at the King's waking. Their eyes wore wonderfully dry, but
carefully managed; and it was easy to see they were more
occupied with their new position than with the death of Mon-
seigneur. A smile which they exchanged as they spoko in.
whispers convinced mo of this. One of their first cares was to
endeavour to increase their good relations with the Due and
Duchesse de Berry. They wore to see them before they woro
up. The Due do Berry showed himself very sensible to this act,
and the Duchesse was eloquent, clever, and full of tears. But
her heart was wrung by these advances of pure generosity.
The separation she had planned soon, followed: and the two
princesses felt relieved at no longer being obliged to dino
together.

Thus never was change greater or more marked than that
brought about by the death of Monseigrieur. That prince had
"become the centre of all hope and of all fear, a formidable cabal
had seized upon him, yet without awakening the jealousy of