Memoirs of Madame de Montespan — Volume 3

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Volume III., by Madame La Marquise DeMontespanThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Volume III. Being the Historic Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV.Author: Madame La Marquise De MontespanRelease Date: September 29, 2006 [EBook #3849]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MARQUISE DE MONTESPAN ***Produced by David WidgerMEMOIRS OF MADAME LA MARQUISE DEMONTESPANWritten by HerselfBeing the Historic Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV.BOOK 3.CHAPTER XXXV.M. de Lauzun and Mademoiselle de Montpensier.—Marriage of the One andPassion of the Other.—The King Settles a Match.—A Secret Union.—TheKing Sends M. de Lauzun to Pignerol.—The Life He LeadsThere.—Mademoiselle's Liberality.—Strange Way of Acknowledging It.They are forever talking about the coquetry of women; men also have their coquetry, but as they show less grace andfinesse than we do, they do not get half as much attention.The Marquis de Lauzun, having one day, noticed a certain kindly feeling for him in the glances of Mademoiselle,endeavoured to seem to her every day more fascinating and agreeable. The foolish Princess completely fell into thesnare, and suddenly ...