ONE:On the other hand, any one who had been faithful and loyal to her parents, now met with their reward.There was a violent scene between the two brothers, the Comte d��Artois threatened to borrow the money he could not extort, and the King, after reproaching him for his conduct, ordered him to his own apartment, intending to punish him by means of a lettre de cachet. But then, as always, [203] the irresolution and weakness of Louis XVI. more than counterbalanced his good intentions. TWO:

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ONE:The Queen had bad health and saw very little of them, although she loved them in her apathetic way, but she was too much occupied with her devotions, her nerves, and her health to trouble herself much about them. If there was going to be a thunder-storm, or she was nervous and could not go to sleep, she would make one of her ladies sit by her bed all night, holding her hand and telling her stories. On [168] one occasion, after the death of the King��s mistress, the Duchesse de Chateauroux, she was dreadfully afraid lest she should see her ghost, and so tormented the lady-in-waiting who sat by her, that she at last exclaimed��Illness��Leaves Switzerland with Mme. de Tess����They settle near Altona��Hears of Rosalie��s safety��Life on the farm��Release of Adrienne��Her visit��Farm of Ploen��Peaceful life there��Rosalie and Adrienne��Birth of Pauline��s son��He and her other children live��Release of La Fayette��Their visit to Ploen��Meeting of Adrienne, Pauline, and Rosalie at the Hague. TWO:To divert his thoughts and attention from the rigours and cruelties, for the perpetration of which he had been sent to Bordeaux, she persuaded him to have his portrait done, and induced him and the artist to prolong the sittings on pretence of making the picture a chef d��?uvre, but in reality to occupy his time and attention; in fact, he was found by some one who called to see him reclining comfortably in a boudoir, dividing his attention between the artist who was painting the portrait and T��r��zia, who was also present.

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ONE:A royalist, an emigr��, a Prince; but the only man she never ceased to love, and of whom she said, ��He was her true husband.�� TWO:

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ONE:The Comte de S��gur was made Master of the Ceremonies by Napoleon when he became Emperor, after which his brother used to put on his cards, ��S��gur sans c��r��monies.��[352] TWO:It was a time never to be forgotten by Pauline; through all the troubled, stormy years of her after life, the peaceful, holy recollections of that solemn intercourse remained deeply impressed upon her.The Duchesse de Chartres continued for a long time very fond of Mme. de Genlis, who was exceedingly attractive, not only because of her beauty, talents, and accomplishments, but because she was so interesting and amusing that it was impossible to be dull in her company. And though she had many faults she had also many excellent qualities. She was very affectionate and kind to those for whom she really cared, she was charitable, good tempered, and courageous; her reputation so far was good, and her respect for religion made her shun the atheistical philosophic set whose opinions on those points she detested. One friend she had [390] among them, the Comte de Schomberg, was an exception to this rule. He was a friend of Voltaire, and a pronounced atheist, but it was an understood thing that no religious subject should be discussed between them, and no word of impiety spoken in her presence. The events of the Revolution converted M. de Schomberg, and he died some years after it an ardent Christian.

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