212 MEMOIRS OF THE DUKE OF SAINT-SIMON".

intervals. All at once towards evening, the whole chamber
fell into dismay. A number of people were allowed to enter
although the King was there. Just before she expired he left,
mounted into his coacli at the foot of the grand staircase, and
with Madame do Maintenon and Madame de Caylus went
away to Marly. They were both in the most bitter grief, arid
liad not the courage to go to the Dauphin. Upon arriving at
Marly the King supped in his own room ; and passed a short
time with M. d'Orleans and his natural children. M. le Ducde
Berry, entirely occupied with his affliction which was great and
real, had remained at Versailles with Madame la Duchesse de
Berry, who, transported with joy upon seeing herself delivered
from a powerful rival, to whom, however, she owed all, made
her face do duty for her heart.

Monseigneur le Dauphin, ill and agitated by the most bitter
grief, kept his chamber; but on Saturday morning the 13th,
being pressed to go to Marly to avoid the horror of the noise
overhead where the Dauphine was lying dead, he set out for
that place at seven o'clock in the morning. Shortly after
arriving he heard mass in the chapel, and thence was carried in
a chair to the window of one of his rooms. Madame de Main-
tenon came to see him there afterwards; the anguish of the
interview was speedily too much for her, and she went away.
Early in the morning I went uninvited to see M. le Dauphin.
He showed me that he perceived this with an air of gentleness
and of affection which penetrated me. But I was terrified with
his looks, constrained, fixed and with something wild about
them, with the change in his face and with the marks there,
livid rather than red, that I observed in good number and large;
marks observed by the others also. The Dauphin was standing.
In a few minutes ho was apprised that the King had awaked.
The tears that ho had restrained, now rolled from his eyes; he
turned round at the news but said nothing, remaining stock
still. His three attendants proposed to him, once or twice, that
he should go to the King. Ho neither spoke nor stirred. I
approached and made signs to him to go, then softly spoke to
the same effect. Seeing that he still remained speechless and