should make their researches for my marriage certificate, but at
Paris, either at the parish church of Saint Laurent, or at the
notary's, Lepot d'Auteuil. M. de Bonrepos gave part of this reply
to the duchesse de Grammont. Great was the bustle amongst the
Choiseuls! I leave you to judge of the fury of the lady or ladies,
for the contesse de Grammont was no less irritated than the other,
always prepossessed with the idea, that to please the king was
to wrong their family. The comtesse de Grammont had not half the
talent of the duchesse, she had only her faults. She showed herself
so rude and impertinent towards me, that I was at length compelled,
not to exile her of my own accord, but to allow that she should
be so served. But I anticipate, for this did not occur until the
following year.

The king by all his kindnesses endeavored to recompense me for
these attacks: he appeared charmed to see me surrounded by my
husband's family. He placed amongst the pages the vicomte Adolphe
du Barry, son of comte Jean, a young man of great promise, but
whose destiny was so brief and so unfortunate. My husband's family
testified much affection for me, as did the duc d'Aiguillon, to whom
I daily attached myself. He carefully kept from me all that could
give me pain, and took a thousand precautions that no unpleasant
reports should reach me. If we passed a short time without meeting
he wrote to me, and I confess I was delighted with a correspondence
which formed my own style. Mademoiselle Chon, my sister-in-law,
and I also wrote to each other, and that from one room to another.
I remember that one day, having broken a glass of rock crystal which
she had given me, I announced my misfortune in such solemn style,
and with so well feigned a tone of chagrin, that the letter amused
the whole family. The king saw it, and was so much pleased that