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upertThe countess and Genevieve MathonNoelFresh amoursNocturnal adventure Conclusion of this intrigue
CHAPTER XXV
Madame du Barry succeeds in alienating Louis XV from the due de ChoiseulLetter from madame de GrammontLouis XVThe chancellor and the countessLouis XV and the abbe de la VilleThe marechale de Mirepoix and madame du Barry
CHAPTER XXVI
Baron d'Oigny； general post…masterThe king and the countess read the opened lettersThe disgrace of de Choiseul resolved uponAnecdoteSpectre of Philip II； king of SpainThe duc de Choiseul banishedVisits to ChanteloupThe princessesThe dauphin and dauphiness… Candidates for the ministry
CHAPTER XXVII
The comte de la Marche and the comtesse du BarryThe countess and the prince de CondeThe duc de la Vauguyon and the countess Provisional ministerRefusal of the secretaryship of warDispleasure of the kingThe marechale de Mirepoix… Unpublished letter from Voltaire to Madame du BarryHer reply
CHAPTER XXVIII
A few words respecting Jean Jacques RousseauThe comtesse du Barry is desirous of his acquaintanceThe countess visits Jean Jacques RousseauHis household furnitureHis portraitThereseA second visit from madame du Barry to Jean Jacques RousseauThe countess relates her visit to the kingBillet from J。 J。 Rousseau to madame du BarryThe two duchesses d'Aiguillon
CHAPTER XXIX
The king's friendsThe duc de FronsacThe duc d'Ayen's remark Manner of living at courtThe marquis de DreuxBrezeEducation of Louis XVThe Its householdIts inmates Mere BompartLivres expended on the Good adviceMadame
CHAPTER XXX
Fête given by the comtesse de ValentinoisThe comtesse du Barry feigns an indispositionHer dressThe duc de CosseThe comte and comtesse de ProvenceDramatic entertainmentFavart and VoisenonA few observationsA pensionThe marechale de LuxembourgAdventure of M。 de BombellesCopy of a letter addressed to himLouis XVM。 de Maupeou and madame du Barry
CHAPTER XXXI
Madame du Barry purchases the services of Marin the gazetteer Louis XV and madame de RumasM。 de Rumas and the comtesse du BarryAn intrigueA present upon the occasionThe duc de Richelieu in disgrace100；000 livres
CHAPTER XXXII
A prefatory remarkMadame BrillantThe marechale de Luxembourg's catDespair of the marechaleThe ambassador； Beaumarchais； and the duc de Chaulnesthe comte d'ArandaLouis XV and his relicsThe abbe de BeauvaisHis sermonsHe is appointed bishop
CHAPTER XXXIII
M。 Dn and madame de BlessacAnecdoteThe rendezvous and the BallThe wife of GaubertThey wish to give her to the king IntriguesTheir resultsLetter from the duc de la Vrilliere to the countessReply…Reconciliation
CHAPTER XXXIV
Conversation with the kingMarriage of the comte d'Artois IntriguesThe place of lady of honorThe marechale de Mirepoix The comtesse de Forcalquier and madame du BarryThe comtesse de Forcalquier and madame Boncault
CHAPTER XXXV
Marriage of madame BoncaultThe comte de Bourbon Busset Marriage of comte d'HargicourtDisgrace of the comte de BroglieHe is replaced by M。 LemoineThe king complains of ennuiConversations on the subjectEntry into Paris
CHAPTER XXXVI
Visit from a strangerMadame de Pompadour and a Jacobinical monkContinuation of this historyDeliverance of a state prisonerA meeting with the stranger
CHAPTER XXXVII
A conspiracyA scheme for poisoning madame du BarryThe four bottlesLetter to the duc d'AiguillonAdvice of the ministers Opinion of the physiciansThe chancellor and lieutenant of policeResolution of the council
CHAPTER XXXVIII
Conclusion of this affairA letter from the Her ExaminationArrest of Cabert the SwissHe dies in the Bastille of poisonMadame Lorimer is arrested and poisoned…The innocence of the Jesuits acknowledgedMadame de Mirepoix and the 100；000 francsForgetfulness on the part of the lieutenant of policeA visit from comte JeanMadame de Mirepoix
CHAPTER XXXIX
My alarmsAn of the Comte Jean endeavours to direct the king's ideasA supper at Trianon Table talkThe king is seized with illnessHis conversation with meThe joiner's daughter and the small…poxMy despair Conduct of La Martiniere the surgeon
CHAPTER XL。
La Martiniere causes the king to be removed to VersaillesThe young prophet appears again to madame du BarryPrediction respecting cardinal de RichelieuThe joiner's daughter requests to see madame du BarryMadame de Mirepoix and the 50；000 francsA in the salon of madame du Barry
CHAPTER XLI
Interview with the joiner's daughterConsultation of the physicians respecting the kingThe small…pox declares itselfthe comte de MuyThe princessesExtreme sensibility of madame de MirepoixThe king is kept in ignorance of his real conditionThe archbishop of Paris visits Versailles
CHAPTER XLII
First proceedings of the councilThe dauphin receives the prelates with great coolnessSituation of the archbishop of Paris Richelieu evades the project for confessing the kingThe friends of madame du Barry come forwardThe English physicianThe abbe TerrayInterview with the prince de SoubiseThe prince and the courtiersLa Martiniere informs the king of France the true nature of his complaintConsequences of this disclosure
CHAPTER XLIII
Terror of the kingA complicationFilial piety of the princesses Last interview between madame du Barry and Louis XVConversation with the marechale de MirepoixThe chancellor MaupeouThe fragmentComte Jean
CHAPTER XLIV
The duc d'Aiguillon brings an order for the immediate departure of madame du BarryThe king's remarks recapitulatedThe countess holds a privy councilLetter to madame de Mirepoix and the ducs de Cosse and d'AiguillonNight of departureRuelVisit from madame de Forcalquier
CHAPTER XLV
The duc d'Aiguillon's first letterThe marechale de Mirepoix A second letter from the duc d'AiguillonNumerous visitors
CHAPTER XLVI
A third letter from the dukeThe king receives extreme unction Letter from madame Victoire to the dauphinM。 de MachaultA promenade with the duc de CosseKind attention from the prince des Deux PoutsA fourth letter from the duc d'AiguillonComte Jean bids me farewellM。 d'Aiguillon's fifth letter； containing an account of the death of Louis XVThe duc de la VrilliereThe Letter to the queenDeparture for the abbey of
Special Introduction by Robert Arnot
Up to the time of the Du Barry the court of France had been the stage where the whole political and human drama of that country was enacted。 Under Louis XV the drama had been transformed into paradesparades which were of as much importance to the people as to those who took part in them。 The spectators； hitherto silent； now began to hiss and be moved。 The scene of the comedy was changed； and the play was continued among the spectators。 The old theatre became an ante…chamber or a dressing…room； and was no longer important except in connection with the Cardinal de Bernis and the Duc de Richelieu； or Madame de Pompadour and Madame du Barry。
The monarchy had still a step to take towards its downfall。 It had already created the （Louis XV's seraglio）； but had not yet descended to the Parisian house of pro