confidence gave him access to that Princess, and it was owing to
the frequent opportunities he had of seeing her, that he
commenced that unhappy passion which deprived him of his reason,
and at last cost him his life.

Monsieur d'Anville did not fail to be at Court in the evening; he
thought himself very happy, that the Queen-Dauphin had made
choice of him to manage an affair she had at heart, and he
promised to obey her commands with the greatest exactness. But
the Duchess of Valentinois being warned of the design in view,
had traversed it with so much care, and prepossessed the King so
much against it, that when Monsieur d'Anville came to speak to
his Majesty about it, he plainly showed he did not approve of it,
and commanded him to signify as much to the Prince de
Montpensier. One may easily judge what the sentiments of Madam
de Chartres were, upon the breaking off of an affair which she
had set her mind so much upon, and the ill success of which gave
such an advantage to her enemies, and was so great a prejudice to
her daughter.

The Queen-Dauphin declared to Mademoiselle de Chartres, in a very
friendly manner, the uneasiness she was in for not having been
able to serve her: "You see, Madam," said she to her, "that
my interest is small; I am upon so ill terms with the Queen and
the Duchess of Valentinois, that it is no wonder if they or their
dependents still succeed in disappointing my desires;
nevertheless, I have constantly used my endeavours to please
them. Indeed, they hate me not for my own sake, but for my
mother's; she formerly gave them some jealousy and uneasiness;
the King was in love with her before he was in love with the