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all　to　Lauzun；　with　the　patent　of　army…general。　　Lauzun　performed　the
duties　of　his　post　with　much　intelligence；　and　with　extreme　gallantry　and
magnificence。　　This　brilliancy；　and　this　distinguished　mark　of　favour；
made　Louvois；　whom　Lauzun　in　no　way　spared；　think　very　seriously。　　He
united　with　Madame　de　Montespan　（who　had　not　pardoned　the　discovery
Lauzun　had　made；　or　the　atrocious　insults　he　had　bestowed　upon　her）；　and
the　two　worked　so　well　that　they　reawakened　in　the　King's　mind
recollections　of　the　broken　sword；　the　refusal　in　the　Bastille　of　the
post　of　captain　of　the　guards；　and　made　his　Majesty　look　upon　Lauzun　as　a
man　who　no　longer　knew　himself；　who　had　suborned　Mademoiselle　until　he
had　been　within　an　inch　of　marrying　her；　and　of　assuring　to　himself
immense　wealth；　finally；　as　a　man；　very　dangerous　on　account　of　his
audacity；　and　who　had　taken　it　into　his　head　to　gain　the　devotion　of　the
troops　by　his　magnificence；　his　services　to　the　officers；　and　by　the
manner　in　which　he　had　treated　them　during　the　Flanders　journey；　making
himself　adored。　　They　made　him　out　criminal　for　having　remained　the
friend　of；　and　on　terms　of　great　intimacy　with；　the　Comtesse　de　Soissons；
driven　from　the　Court　and　suspected　of　crimes。　　They　must　have　accused
Lauzun　also　of　crimes　which　I　have　never　heard　of；　in　order　to　procure
for　him　the　barbarous　treatment　they　succeeded　in　subjecting　him　to。

Their　intrigues　lasted　all　the　year；　1671；　without　Lauzun　discovering
anything　by　the　visage　of　the　King；　or　that　of　Madame　de　Montespan。　　Both
the　King　and　his　mistress　treated　him　with　their　ordinary　distinction　and
familiarity。　　He　was　a　good　judge　of　jewels　（knowing　also　how　to　set　them
well）；　and　Madame　de　Montespan　often　employed　him　in　this　capacity。　　One
evening；　in　the　middle　of　November；　1671；　he　arrived　from　Paris；　where
Madame　de　Montespan　had　sent　him　in　the　morning　for　some　precious　stones；
and　as　he　was　about　to　enter　his　chamber　he　was　arrested　by　the　Marechal
de　Rochefort；　captain　of　the　guards。

Lauzun；　in　the　utmost　surprise；　wished　to　know　why；　to　see　the　King　or
Madame　de　Montespanat　least；　to　write　to　them；　everything　was　refused
him。　　He　was　taken　to　the　Bastille；　and　shortly　afterwards　to　Pignerol；
where　he　was　shut　up　in　a　low…roofed　dungeon。　　His　post　of　captain　of　the
body…guard　was　given　to　M。　de　Luxembourg；　and　the　government　of　Berry　to
the　Duc　de　la　Rochefoucauld；　who；　at　the　death　of　Guitz；　at　the　passage
of　the　Rhine；　12th　June；　1672；　was　made　grand　master　of　the　wardrobe。

It　may　be　imagined　what　was　the　state　of　a　man　like　Lauzun；　precipitated；
in　a　twinkling；　from　such　a　height　to　a　dungeon　in　the　chateau　of
Pignerol；　without　seeing　anybody；　and　ignorant　of　his　crime。　　He　bore　up；
however；　pretty　well；　but　at　last　fell　so　ill　that　he　began　to　think
about　confession。　　I　have　heard　him　relate　that　he　feared　a　fictitious
priest；　and　that；　consequently；　he　obstinately　insisted　upon　a　Capuchin；
and　as　soon　as　he　came　he　seized　him　by　the　beard；　and　tugged　at　it；
as　hard　as　he　could；　on　all　sides；　in　order　to　see　that　it　was　not　a　sham
one！　　He　was　four　or　five　years　in　his　gaol。　　Prisoners　find　employment
which　necessity　teaches　them。　　There　ware　prisoners　above　him　and　at　the
side　of　him。　　They　found　means　to　speak　to　him。　　This　intercourse　led
them　to　make　a　hole；　well　hidden；　so　as　to　talk　more　easily；　then　to
increase　it；　and　visit　each　other。

The　superintendent　Fouquet　had　been　enclosed　near　them　ever　since
December；　1664。　　He　knew　by　his　neighbours　（who　had　found　means　of　seeing
him）　that　Lauzun　was　under　them。　　Fouquet；　who　received　no　news；　hoped
for　some　from　him；　and　had　a　great　desire　to　see　him。　　He；　had　left
Lauzun　a　young　man；　dawning　at　the　Court；　introduced　by　the　Marechal　de
Grammont；　well　received　at　the　house　of　the　Comtesse　de　Soissons；　which
the　King　never　quitted；　and　already　looked　upon　favourably。　　The
prisoners；　who　had　become　intimate　with　Lauzun；　persuaded　him　to　allow
himself　to　be　drawn　up　through　their　hole；　in　order　to　see　Fouquet　in
their　dungeon。　　Lauzun　was　very　willing。　　They　met；　and　Lauzun　began
relating；　accordingly；　his　fortunes　and　his　misfortunes；　to　Fouquet。　　The
unhappy　superintendent　opened　wide　his　ears　and　eyes　when　he　heard　this
young　Gasepan　（once　only　too　happy　to　be　welcomed　and　harboured　by　the
Marechal　de　Grammont）　talk　of　having　been　general　of　dragoons；　captain　of
the　guards；　with　the　patent　and　functions　of　army…general！　　Fouquet　no
longer　knew　where　he　was；　believed　Lauzun　mad；　and　that　he　was　relating
his　visions；　when　he　described　how　he　had　missed　the　artillery；　and　what
had　passed　afterwards　thereupon：　but　he　was　convinced　that　madness　had
reached　its　climax；　and　was　afraid　to　be　with　Lauzun；　when　he　heard　him
talk　of　his　marriage　with　Mademoiselle；　agreed　to　by　the　King；　how
broken；　and　the　wealth　she　had　assured　to　him。　　This　much　curbed　their
intercourse；　as　far　as　Fouquet　was　concerned；　for　he；　believing　the　brain
of　Lauzun　completely　turned；　took　for　fairy　tales　all　the　stories　the
Gascon　told　him　of　what　had　happened　in　the　world；　from　the　imprisonment
of　the　one　to　the　imprisonment　of　the　other。

The　confinement　of　Fouquet　was　a　little　relieved　before　that　of　Lauzun。
His　wife　and　some　officers　of　the　chateau　of　Pignerol　had　permission　to
see　him；　and　to　tell　him　the　news　of　the　day。　　One　of　the　first　things　he
did　was　to　tell　them　of　this　poor　Puyguilhem；　whom　he　had　left　young；　and
on　a　tolerably　good　footing　for　his　age；　at　the　Court；　and　whose　head　was
now　completely　turned；　his　madness　hidden　within　the　prison　walls；　but
what　was　his　astonishment　when　they　all　assured　him　that　what　he　had
heard　was　perfectly　true！　　He　did　not　return　to　the　subject；　and　was
tempted　to　believe　them　all　mad　together。　　It　was　some　time　before　he　was
persuaded。

In　his　turn；　Lauzun　was　taken　from　his　dungeon；　and　had　a　chamber；　and
soon　after　had　the　same　liberty　that　had　been　given　to　Fouquet；　finally；
they　were　allowed　to　see　each　other　as　much　as　they　liked。　　I　have　never
known　what　displeased　Lauzun；　but　he　left　Pignerol　the　enemy　of　Fouquet；
and　did　him　afterwards　all　the　harm　he　could；　and　after　his　death
extended　his　animosity　to　his　family。

During　the　long　imprisonment　of　Lauzun；　Madame　de　Nogent；　one　of　his
sisters；　took　such　care　of　his　revenues　that　he　left　Pignerol　extremely
rich。

Mademoiselle；　meanwhile；　was　inconsolable　at　this　long　and　harsh
imprisonment；　and　took　all　possible　measures　to　deliver　Lauzun。　　The　King
at　last　resolved　to　turn　this　to　the　profit　of　the　Duc　du　Maine；　and　to
make　Mademoiselle　pay　dear　for　the　release　of　her　lover。　　He　caused　a
proposition　to　be　made　to　her；　which　was　nothing　less　than　to　assure　to
the　Duc　du　Maine；　and　his　posterity　after　her　death；　the　countdom　of　Eu；
the　Duchy　of　Aumale；　and　the　principality　of　Domfes！　　The　gift　was
enormous；　not　only　as　regards　the　value；　but　the　dignity　and　extent　of
these　three　slices。　　Moreover；　she　had　given　the　first　two　to　Lauzun；
with　the　Duchy　of　Saint…Forgeon；　and　the　fine　estate　of　Thiers；　in
Auvergne；　when　their　marriage　was　broken　off；　and　she　would　have　been
obliged　to　make　him　renounce　Eu　and　Aumale　before　she　could　have　disposed
of　them　in　favour　of　the　Duc　du　Maine。　　Mademoiselle　could　not；　make　up
her　mind　to　this　yoke；　or　to　strip　Lauzun　of　such　considerable　benefits。
She　was　importuned　to　the　utmost；　finally　menaced　by　the　ministers；　now
Louvois；　now　Colbert。　　With　the　latter　she　was　better　pleased；　because　he
had　always　been　on　good　terms　with　Lauzun；　and　because　he　handled　her
more　gently　than　Louvois；　who；　an　enemy　of　her　lover；　always　spoke　in　the
harshest　terms。　　Mademoiselle　unceasingly　felt　that　the　King　did　not　like
her；　and　that　he　had　never　pardoned　her　the　Orleans　journey；　still　less
her　doings　at　the　Bastille；　when　she　fired　its　cannons　upon　the　King's
troops；　and　saved　thus　M。　le　Prince　and　his　people；　at　the　combat　of　the
Faubourg　Saint…Antoine。　　Feeling；　therefore；　that　the　King；　hopelessly
estranged　from　her；　and　consenting　to　give　liberty　to　Lauzun　only　from
his　passion　for　elevating　and　enriching　his　bastards；　would　not　cease　to
persecute　her　until　she　had　consenteddespairing　of　better　terms；　she
agreed　to　the　gift；　with　the　most　bitter　tears　and　complaints。　　But　it
was　found　that；　in　order　to　make　valid　the　renunciation　of　Lauzun；　he
must　be　set　at　liberty；　so　that　it　was　pretended　he　had　need　of　the
waters　of　Bourbon；　and　Madame　de　Montespan　also；　in　order　that　they　might
confer　together　upon　this　affair。

Lauzun　was　taken　guarded　to　Bourbon　by　a　detachment　of　musketeers；
commanded　by　Maupertuis。　　Lauzun　saw　Madame　de　Montespan　at　Bourbon；　but
he　was　so　indignant　at　the　terms　proposed　to　him　as　the　condition　of　his
liberty；　that　after　long　disputes　he　would　hear　nothing　more　on　the
subject；　and　was　reconducted　to　Pignerol　as　he　had　been　brought。

This　firmness　did　not　suit　the　King；　intent　upon　the　fortune　of　his　well…
beloved　bastard。　　He　sent　Madame　de　Nogent　to　Pignerol；　then　Borin　（a
friend　of　Lauzun；　and　who　was　mixed　up　in　all　his　affairs）；　with　menaces
and　promises。　　Borin；　with　great　trouble；　obtained　the　consent　of　Lauzun；
and　brought　about　a　second　journey　to　Bourbon　for　him　and　Madame　de
Montespan；　with　the　same　pretext　of　the　waters。　　Lauzun　was　conducted
there　as　before；　and　never　pardoned　Maupertuis　the　severe　pedantry　of　his
exactitude。　　This　last　journey　was　made　in　the　autumn　of　1680。　　Lauzun
consented　to　everything。　　Madame　de　Montespan　returned　triumphant。
Maupertuis　and　his　musketeers　took　leave　of　Lauzun　at　Bourbon；　whence　he
had　permission　to　go　and　reside　at　Angers；　and　immediately　after；　this
exile　was　enlarged；　so　that　he　had　the　liberty　of　all　Anjou　and　Lorraine。
The　consummation　of　the　affair　was　deferred　until　the　commencement　of
February；　1681；　in　order　to　give　him　a　greater　air　of　liberty。　　Thus
Lauzun　had　from　Mademoiselle　only　Saint…Forgeon　and　Thiers；　after　having
been　on　the　point　of　marrying　her；　and　of　succeeding　to　all　her　immense
wealth。　　The　Duc　du　Maine　was　instructed　to　make　his　court　to
Mademoiselle；　who　always　received　him　very　coldly；　and　who　saw　him　take
her　arms；　wi