Cardinal, it seems, had a hatred to the Viscount, which was not
known at that time, but afterwards discovered itself; he would
rather have consented to any other alliance for his brother than
to that of the Viscount; and he declared his aversion to it in so
public a manner, that Madam de Chartres was sensibly disgusted at
it. She took a world of pains to show that the Cardinal of
Loraine had nothing to fear, and that she herself had no thoughts
of this marriage; the Viscount observed the same conduct, and
resented that of the Cardinal more than Madam de Chartres did,
being better apprised of the cause of it.

The Prince of Cleves had not given less public proofs of his
love, than the Chevalier de Guise had done, which made the Duke
of Nevers very uneasy; however he thought that he needed only to
speak to his son, to make him change his conduct; but he was very
much surprised to find him in a settled design of marrying
Mademoiselle de Chartres, and flew out into such excesses of
passion on that subject, that the occasion of it was soon known
to the whole Court, and among others to Madam de Chartres: she
never imagined that the Duke of Nevers would not think her
daughter a very advantageous match for his son, nor was she a
little astonished to find that the houses both of Cleves and
Guise avoided her alliance, instead of courting it. Her
resentment on this account put her upon finding out a match for
her daughter, which would raise her above those that imagined
themselves above her; after having looked about, she fixed upon
the Prince Dauphin, son of the Duke de Montpensier, one of the
most considerable persons then at Court. As Madam de Chartres
abounded in wit, and was assisted by the Viscount, who was in
great consideration, and as her daughter herself was a very