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Caffitri,
1770
WRITTEN
BY
HERSELF
WITH
A
SPECIAL
INTRODUCTION
BY
ROBERT
ARNOT.
M.A,
ST.
DUNSTAN
SOCIETY
AKRON.
OHIO
AKRON. OHIO
D
7
O
Barry.
(Yii)

37
piyon
de
Grammont
79
at
the
comtesse
du
Barry's
king
concerning
Voltaire.
zai
Mirepoix
His
mysterious
letter
to
the
countess.
181
ministry
243
Barry
to

100,000
livres
295
to
the
countess
347
of
poison
Barry
come
forward
407

aux
Dames
436
redden
And
the
princess
growl;
Royalty
consecrated
to
be
Bastille. And

serious of
Sire,
you
know
that
she
has
gone
away,
they
answered.
King
and
a
Brissac,
and
how
many
pages
?
*

to
confine
the
memoirs
to
the
years
in
her
life
which
helped
to
make
history.
EDITOR.
the
(i)
replied
comte
Jean.
fall
in
love
with
Lebel
took
me
unawares;
my
toilette
was
not
begun.
I
gave
a
not demand
Do
you
know
comtesse
du
Barry.
who next?
would
not
remember
me
gave
me
renewed
courage.
On
so
important
an
occasion,
comte
Jean
did
not
forget
to
repeat
his
instructions
over
again.
These
are
nearly
his
words,
for
I
directions.
the
last
month
(9)
that
so
kindly
desires
to
of
Lebel.
In
fact,
I
believe
that
the
first
breath
inspired
at
court
is
dared
of
a
translation.
of
the
devil.
In
never
hesitate
to
set
our
foot
upon
the
necks
of
all
those
who
might
in
La
Comtdie
as
well
as
I
did
the
significance
of
these
words,
and
clearly
read
in
pro-itious
state
of
things.
He
ran
up
to
me
with
out-
I
tried
some
of
my
sweetest
smiles,
and
inviting
him
to
sit
beside
me,
related
to
arrangement
I
did
not
interfere;
nothing
seemed
to
me
more
simple
king,
so
the
turn
of
an
hour,
or
a
fresh
fancy
on
the
part
of
my
munifi-
in it.*
was
annexed
to
this
splendid
gift,
(30)
of
a
real
fiend;
his
very
breath
Messrs,
de
Duras,
I
must
do
them
considering
them
all
as
your
friends;
have
a
care,
above
all,
of
the
duchesse
de
sake,
said
he,
let
us
not
be
the
dupes
of
these
great
lords;
before
we
range
ourselves
under
the
Comte
Jean,
whose
eye
con-
my
justly-
valued
Hen-
riette
being
contented
to
take
the
second
place
of
honor.
a
generous
heart,
and
a
genius
capable
of
lofty
actions
which
you
would
(28)
often
with M. de
my
adventure
to
her
daughter-in-law,
who,
excessively
ambitious,
saw,
without
any
pain,
the
increasing
attachment
of
her
husband
for
you
have
kept
with
me
has
cruelly
informed
me
of
my
mistake.
Allow
the
deep
interest
you.
Why
should
you
not
select
which
you
desire.
Yes,
I
am
indeed
a
stranger
to
all
that
passes
around
me:
my
only
support
is
the
protection
with
which
the
king
honors
me.
That
is
to
him.
to
say
to
you.
not
depart
satisfied,
madame
de
Marsan,
his
relative,
to
the
men
of
her
family.
She
had
a
great
society
of
wolves.
(37)
by
the
help
to
such
grave
matters.
I
con-ent
myself
in
assuring
you,
that
I
have
for
you
as
motive
that
I
come
to
solicit
you.*
I
replied
to
M.
de
Chauvelin
with
equal
frankness.
I
told
him
that
my
sole
intentions
were
to
confine
myself
to
follies of
a
blood-thirstiness
have
an
inquiry
set
on
foot;
in
the
mean
while
verses
of
one
Gondouli,
a
poet
of
Languedoc.
He
used
to
make
her
jump
upon
his
knees;
and
altho'
she
had
so.
I
must
confess,
en
passant,
Eh,
Laf
ranee,
ton
caf
f
le
whom it
rightfully belonged.
I
should
be
placed
with
the
king
in
consequence
of
my
non-presentaticn.
The
prince
de
Soubise,
for
them:
they
are
weary
of
admiring
your
majesty
at
a
distance,
and
wish
for
the
happiness
of
knowing
you.
(46)
be
sure,
was
interpreted
in
the
nM riliw
Barry.
4
was
borne
to
madame
de
Pompadour.
He
was
my
family?
with
honors.
attacked,
complete disgrace.
mare'chal;
there
are
oh
on
foot
to
decide
war
with
America.
(55)
me,
who
against
me
with
a
fury
which
nothing
could
set
upon
his
haunches
by
me.
not
decide
on
injure
you.
Rely
on
your
shepherd
for
the
care
of
your
tranquillity,
nd
the
peace
of
your
future
life.8
vigorously
against
the
black
rage,
which
did
not
terminate
even
on
the
following
?

annum
wrote
down
all
those
who
displeased
the
duchesse
given
us
all
the
necessary
to
be
as
handsome
as
I
am,
that
is
to
say,
as
I
was,
to
seduce
a
lieutenant
of
police.
who
favor,
but
Louis
XV.,
delighted
at
an
opportunity
of
playing
the
king
at
a
small
cost,
told
me
that
it
was
no
(64)
He
departed
without
reply,
5
only
to
find
out
the
sum
at
which
authority
of
the
crown
against
the
enmity
of
the
parliaments.*
presenting
him,
and
devil
has
wrung
his
neck.
(7o)
Choiseul,
There
is
a
person
present
who
knows
it;
he
will
whisper
it
to
me,
and,
if
necessary,
the
Veni
Creator
also.
as
Gazette
de
France*
to
tell
you
of
the
sojourn
of
Christian
VII.
at
Paris.
I
am
not
ladies
of
my
kingdom
were
the
most
lovely
in
Europe.
libel
by
the
Choiseul
party.
He
here;
that
throw
myself
at
your
feet.
My
rank
alone
must
excuse
my
boldness.
Nothing
would
equal
my
joy
if
this
evening,
at
the
theatre
at
madame
de
Villeroi's,
you
would
appear
eyes
of
tenderness,
and
endeavored
my
name,
all
those
pamphlets
without
talent,
make
me
lose
my
senses,
and
now
I
have
scarcely
for
to-day.
Jesuits;
and
I
as
constantly
replied,
that
my
influence
would
not
be
salutary
until
after
my
presentation,
(79)
opposed
my
eleva-ion.
The
due
d'Aiguillon
over
to
my
party
*
from
me.
6
lady's
femme-de-chambre,
who
was
nearly
as
much
distressed
as
her
mistress,
I
saw
in
a
detached
at court
Pompadour.*
But
a
creature
a
life
served
my
interests
most
materially.
to
exclaim
most
(87)
lawsuit:
she
will
come
to
you
post
haste.
that
capacity,
I
shall
owe
you
a
debt
of
grati-ude
all
my
life.
passed;
giving
my
opinion
be
no
obstacle,
said
comte
Jean,
we
will
give
her
money,
but
present
us
she
must.
On
this
it
was
decided,
that,
on
the
following
morning,
w
should
speak
of
my
presentation
before
him,
to
satisfy
her.
For
want
of
any
other,
I
accepted
this
mezzo
terming.
(94)
(
Sire,
I
now
do
for
this
lady,
in
my
own
drawing-
Each
word
that
the
king
uttered
de Richelieu
treaty:
they
added,
that
they
came
to
enquire
when
she
should
choose
to
receive
the
hundred
most
august
person-
1
own
sent
my
heroic
godmother
to
the
devil
with
all
my
heart.
complaining
in
a
lower
key.
a
bugbear
to
my
family.
your
gallantry,
added
the
mare'chal,
who
saw
the
hesitation
of
the
king.
Louis
XV.
was
enchanted
the last. These
my eyes upon
?

^Q.
Theatre,
New
York,
with
Mrs.
Leslie
Carter
ns
La
Dn
Barry.
am
not
agreeable
to
them,
and
would
give
half
my
life
to
obtain,
not
their
friendship,
of
which
I
madame
Louise,
the
most
reasonable
of
the
king's
daughters.
This
an-
gelic
Vaugtiyon,
if
the
kin^,-
ordered
her
to
receive
the
comtesse
du
Barry.
{Yes,
madame,
replied
the
duke;
day
when
This
princess
had
amiable
qualities,
solid
virtues
which
made
conferenoes.
madame
Adelaide
to
overcome,
and
the
task
became
more
difficult
in
pro-
(108)
to
inclined
to
support
and
there
they
decided
that
since
the
king
had
so
expressly
manifested
his
it
anything
at
all
repugnant
to
your
author;
in
justice
it
should
be
ascribed
to
him
who
appeared
the
most
calculated
to
have
written
original,
and
TRANS.
8
liberty
of
speaking
my
opinion
upon
it
freely
to
his
majesty.
these
details;
but
as
upon
any
pretense
whatever
to
admit
me
to
their
presence.
All
these
suppositions
charmed
my
enemies,
and
filled
them
prin-esses
would
not
suffer
me
to
bend
my
knee
before
them,
but
at
his feet
and
d'Ayen.
This
night.*
I
will
profit
by
the
circumstances
to
come
to
an
explanation
with
her
about
you.
towards them.*
and
they
tried
by
every
possi-
(121)
hope
that
they
will
reach
me.
of
your
family
would
treat
me
Far
from
treating
me
as
well
as
you
do,
madame
your
daughter-in-law
behaves
towards
was
thrown
by
my
dis-ourse
and
manners.
M.
of
growing
old
at
court,
you
will
learn
that
my
children
prince
try
to
soften
her,
and
make
terminated this
?
*
(
is,
that
you
would
not
meddle.
I
have
power
enough
to
satisfy
you,
but,
quarrels.
them
to
these
evening
parties
so
necessary
for
my
amuse-
Choi-eul
did
not
become
my
friend
any
the
more,
but
be-
9
folly
to
be
proud,
altho'
a
little
approached
me,
who
was
somewhat
surprised
at
his
monkey
tricks.
also.
I
counsel
you
therefore
to
use
him
well,
if
you
would
have
him
behave
so
towards
you.
when
he
evinces
but
little
consideration
for
me.*
no
such
thing;
and
I
have
TRANS.
of
letters;
and
would be
not
so
I
give
thanks
to
Providence.
the
brilliant
productions
of
of
and I should
and
it
always
sufficed
she
is
a
companion
for
me
much
more
desirable
than
madame
de
Beam.
no
further;
the
revenue
of
France,
and
would
love
you,
and
very
much,
too:
I
have
d44)
other
females
as
wel)
to
avoid.
occurrence.
The
marked
silence,
and
arms
round
my
neck
with
as
you;
secondly
because
you
out
with
me,
left
me
as
little
as
possible,
and
sought
by
every
atten-
king,
and
the
moment
was
badly
chosen
to
pay
with
ingrati-
to
| ay
with
ingrati-
to
repent.
the
state
that
I
endeavor
to
attain
the
good-will
of
madame
la
comtesse
du
Barry
my
position
with
your
majesty.*
However
painful
to
the
king
such
a
determination
might
be,
he
did
not
allow
the
duke
to
perceive
it;
he
used
to
to
go
out
alone,
and
traverse
the
the
cup
of
pleasure.
chemises.
In-escribab
and
unspeakable
was
the
joy
of
young
Moireau,
manly figure
learnt
his
would
pub-
so
unprincipled
a
woman
be
sorry
to
bear
them
company.0
a
thousand
is
had
selected
for
him,
but
is
at
this
minute
my
turn
madame
d'Egmont
tilable
enemy.
defending myself.
me
(167)
giv-ng
herself
up
to
the
joy
and
hilarity
that
reigned
around,
she
seemed
always
on
the
watch
to
seize
every
possible
advantage
to
herself.
Immediately
that
the
king
was
apprized
of
my
intention
of
dismissing
her
from
any
further
cares
for
me,
(You
are
quite
right,
said
he,
to
favors
I
had
bestowed
upon
her,
and
by
his
valet,
a
good-looking
was
not
less
amusing.
Well
then,
sir,
since
you
refuse
to
believe
my
was
every
as
he
was
informed
of
the
princesses'
intention,
he
came,
without
ceremony,
to
explain
the
that,
said
he,
for the
amenity, presenting
Your
daugh-ers,
sire,
are
as
amiable
as
you
would
have
them;
they
have
been
informed
that
some
evil
disposed
persons
have
asserted,
that
they
had
prohibited
my
being
of
the
party
to
Chantilly;
and
in
order
to
testify
how
differently
they
timidity
of
his
character
permitted
to
appear.
hail
with
delight
the
termination
of
a
visit,
which
seems
already
say,
that
my
daughters,
who
are
completely
duped
by
those
practising
them,
(181)
(The
you
will
Unfortunately,
are con-
life
for
her
ignorance
an
unmerited
and
bespoke
that
aid
and
moved
of
any
but
the
most
depraved
nor
the
princesse
de
Beauvau
was
present
during
the
king's
stable
or
the
kitchen,
which
was
all
they
knew
of
the
court
of
Louis
XV.
During
my
abode
at
Compiegne
I
dined
several
times
at
the
house
of
my
brother-in-law,
Cleon
du
Barry,
then
rushed
to
my
cheeks,
and
he
could
distinctly
observe
thought
singular
personage.
faithfully
promised;
and
so
long
as
Louis
XV.
lived
I
kept
my
word.
(192)
practices,
there
nature
have
reference
to
other
beings
than
ourselves;
and,
beyond
dispute,
may
be
said
to
govern
the
creatures
necessity
of
retracting,
removed
all
difficulties
by
discovering
an
Italian
priest,
famed
as
the
most
skilful
which astonished

to
convey
some
praise
or
compliment
to
me,
and
the
king
a'oo Br9a*[iivF.a
.ynsa
uU
B4
a
rilrw
n
gratifying
my
slightest
wish;
s
,
and
the
king
Du
Barry,
played
at
Belasco's
Theatre,
New
York,
with
Mrs.
Leslie
Carter
as
I,a
L)u
Barry.
sense.
I
entreat
of
you
to
bestow
upon
me
this
proof
future.
But
spite
of
all
my
endeavors
to
spare
her
feelings,
it
was
evident
that
rage
and
humiliation
at
the
advantage
my
altered
fortunes
gave
me
over
her,
struggled
within
her,
and
the
should
presume
to
himself into
my presence.
to
accept
ask
me
to
pardon
him.
(205)
who
cared
little
for
self.
He
was
quick
with
your
wonted
generos-ty
to
insult
a
half-conquered
foe.
w
You
are
right,
my
lord,
answered
I;
jests
and
re-
crimination
will
effect
nothing;
let
us
rather
proceed
at
once
to
consider
what
is
best
for
the
interest
of
both.*
owever
I
may
for
your
candour.*
4
to
my
you
more
than
ever.
to
my
remark,
I
was
constrained
to
join.
saucer,
and
(212)
was
presented
to
me
by
the
due
de
a
poor
cock-
vicinity
a
EDITOR.
force
of
her
charms,
and
the
affair
was
the
bishop
de
Senlis.
This
prelate
came
frequently
with
and
he
frankly
confessed,
that
the
excuse
alleged
to
have
been
used
by
my
attendant
Sophie,
I
should
not
have
not
fail
recognising
him:
and
here,
my
friend,
I
must

*
affectionate embrace.
period
invited
to
it.
Three
days
afterwards,
Henriette
came
IS
nothing
more
to
request.
?
who,
after
having
been
very
unsuccessful
being
over,
and
having
again
exchanged
a
most
affectionate
embrace,
I
put
into
the
should
be
ever
open
to
her.
We
then
resumed
our
interesting
rem-niscences,
blood
mount
to
my
very
forehead,
and
an
indefinable
sensation
passed
over
me
at
the
mention
of
him
who
had
possessed
my
virgin
love.
I
strove,
however,
to
conceal
from
my
friend
;he
powerful
overwhelmed
me
with
painful
recollections.
And
now,
my
friend,
I
am
about
to
relate
to
you
an
this
servant
was
Noel
sound
of
my
bell
Henriette
hastened
to
my
bed-side.
of
such
lapses.
scolded
me
for
(234)
I
was
still
engaged
in
its
perusal
treachery,
he
should
sleep
this
night
these
perplexing
affairs,
there
are
moments
in
which
I
fear
I
may
not
be
promoting
the
happiness
of
my
peo-le.
brother.
and
the
dauphiness
be
amongst
the
first
to
forget
him.**
not
weakened
his
ancient
rancour,
*
des
Choiseuls
had
called
on
her
to
ascertain,
China.*
16
a
courtier,
?
saw
me
alone
he
wished
to
retire,
for
the
servants,
believing
him
*43)
worse
for
you,
sire,
replied
I,
consider-ng
that
you
continue
to
prefer
your
minister
to
every
other
consideration.
the
family
has
taken
leave
of
us.*
fear lest I should
scratched
by
M.
d'Aiguillon,
who
cared
the
late
minister,
but
be-ond
that
Conzie ,
bishop
of
Arras,
when
the
arrival
fall
into
ruins.
The
prin-
himself,
ministry
at
another
opportunity.
in
the
shape
of
at
my
house
upon
his
majesty,
and
it
requires
nothing
more
to
obtain
whatsoever
you
desire.*
no
opposition
to
the
important
reforms
17
quarrel
with
the
minister.
many
rare
virtues,
but
they
are
unfortunately
clouded
over
by
his
timidity
and
want
of
self-confidence.
The
open
and
undisguised
censure
passed
by
late
determinations.
should
I
need
his
or
any
other
person's
opinion;
let
the
not
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