LetterfromLebel——VisitfromLebel——Nothingconclusive——Another
visitfromLebel——Invitationtosupwiththeking——Instructions
ofthecomteJeantothecomtesse
Aslightpreface——ArrivalatVersailles————Portrait
oftheking——TheducdeRichelieu——ThemarquisdeChauvelin——The
ducdelaVauguyon-Supperwiththeking——Thefirstnight——The
followingday——ThecuriosityofcomteJean——Presentsfromthe
king——Howdisposedof
Theking’smessage——Letterfromthecountess——Asecondsupperat
Versailles——Theducd’Ayen——AshortaccountofM。deFleury——The
ducdeDuras-Conversationwiththeking——Thenextday——Avisit
fromtheducdeRichelieu——VisitfromtheducdelaVauguyon——Visit
fromcomteJean——Visitfromtheking——Athirdsupper——Favor
Theducd’Aiguillon——TheducdeFronsac——Theduchessede
Grammont——Themeeting——Sharpwordsonbothsides——Theducde
Choiseul——Mesdamesd’Aiguillon——Letterfromtheducd’Aiguillon——
ReplyofmadameduBarry——MademoiselleGuimard——Theprincede
Soubise——Explanation——TheRohans——MadamedeMarsan——Courtfriendships
TheducdelaVauguyonandthecomtesseduBarry——Themarquis
deChauvelinandthecomtesse——M。deMontbarreyandthecomtesse——
Intrigues——Lebel——ArrivaloftheduBarryfamily——Thecomte
d’Hargicourt——ThedemoisellesduBarry——Marriageofthecomtesse——
ThemarquisdeBonrepos——Correspondences——Thebrokenglass
JourneytoChoisy——ThecomtesseduBarryandLouisXV——Theking
ofDenmark——TheczarPeter——FrederickII——TheabbedelaChapelle——
Anexperiment——Newintrigues——Secretagents-Thecomtesseand
LouisXV——Ofthepresentation——Letterofthecomtessetothe
ducd’Aiguillon——Reply——PrincedeSoubise
Thecomtesseandtheducd’Aiguillon——M。deSoubise——LouisXV
andtheducd’Aiguillon——Letterfromthecomtesse
totheking——
Answeroftheking-The““——Thecomtesseand
LouisXV——Thesupper——Thecourtladiesmystified——Thecomtesse
andM。deSartines
ThesieurLedoux——The——TheducdelaVrilliere——
MadamedeLangeac——M。deMaupeou——LouisXV——ThecomteJean
ThekingofDenmark——ThecourtesansofParis——TheducdeChoiseul
andthebishopofOrleans——WittyreparteesofthekingofDenmark——
HisvisittomadameduBarry——“ThecourtofkingPetaud，“asatire——
Letteroftheducd’AiguillontoVoltaire——TheduchessedeGrammont
mystified——UnpublishedletterofVoltaire’s
Whenisthepresentationtotakeplace？——Conversationonthis
subjectwiththeking——M。deMaupeouandM。delaVauguyon——
Conversationonthesamesubjectwiththekingandtheducde
Richelieu——M。delaVrilliere——M。Bertin——LouisXVandthe
comtesse——Theking’spromise——Thefire-works，ananecdote——The
marquisedeCastellane——M。deMaupeouattheducdeChoiseul’s——
TheduchessedeGrammont
AwordconcerningtheduchessedeChoiseul——Theapartmentofthe
ComtedeNoailles——TheNoailles——Intriguesforpresentation——The
comtedeBearn——M。Morandoncemore——VisitofthecomtesseBearn
tothecomtesseduBarry——Conversation——Interestedcomplaisance——
ThekingandthecomtesseduBarry——Disputeandreconciliation
ThecomtessedeBearn——Thesupper——LouisXV——Intriguesagainstmy
presentation——M。deRoquelaure——Thescaldedfoot——Thecomtesse
d’Aloigny——Theducd’AiguillonandmadamedeBearn——Angerofthe
king’sdaughters——MadameAdelaideandthecomtesseduBarry——
Dissatisfactionoftheking
Ofthepresentation——ThekingandtheducdeRichelieuatcomtesse
duBarry’s——M。delaVauguyon——Conversation——Letteroftheduketo
thecomtesseduBarry——Reply——Thecountessunitesherselfwiththe
Jesuitparty——MadameLouise——MadameSophie——M。Bertin——Madame
deBercheny
TheprincessesconsenttothepresentationofmadameduBarry——
Ingeniousartificeemployedbythekingtoofferapresenttothe
ducdelaVauguyon——MadameduBarry’sletterrespectingit——The
duke’sreply——Theking’sletter——Thecourtindespair——Couplets
concerningmadameduBarry——Herpresentation——Achangeinpublic
opinion——Aneveningpartyatthehouseofthecountess——Joyofher
partizans——Conversationwiththechancellorrespectingtheladyof
themarechaldeMirepoix
TheComtedelaMarche，aprinceoftheblood——Madamede
Beauvoir，hismistress——MadameduBarrycomplainstotheprince
deSoubiseoftheprincessdeGuemenee——Thekingconsolesthe
countessforthis——TheducdeChoiseul——Thekingspeakstohimof
madameduBarry——Voltairewritestoher——TheopinionsofRichelieu
andthekingconcerningVoltaire
UnpublishedletterofVoltairetomadameduBarry——Replyofthe
countess——ThemarechaledeMirepoix——Herfirstinterviewwith
madameduBarry——AnecdoteofthediamondsofmadamedeMirepoix——
Thekingpaysforthem——Singulargratitudeofthemarechale——The
portfolio，andanunpublishedletterofthemarquisedePompadour
ConversationofthemarechaledeMirepoixwiththecomtessedu
Barryoncourtfriendship——IntriguesofmadamedeBearn——Preconcerted
meetingwithmadamedeFlaracourt——RageofmadamedeBearn——
PortraitandconversationofmadamedeFlaracourtwiththe
comtesseduBarry——InsultfromtheprincessedeGuemenee——Her
banishment——ExplanationofthekingandtheducdeChoiseul
relativetomadameduBarry——Thecomtessed’Egmont
Intrigueofthecomtessed’Egmontwithashopman——Hisunhappy
fate——ThecomtesseduBarryprotectshim——ConductofLouisXV
upontheoccasion——TheyoungmanquitsFrance——MadameduBarry’s
lettertothecomtessed’Egmont——QuarrelwiththemarechaldeRichelieu
MadameduBarryseparatesfrommadamedeBearn——Lettersbetween
theseladies——Portraitofmadamedel’Hopital——Theladder——The
bell——ConversationwithmadamedeMirepoix——FirstvisittoChantilly——
Intriguestopreventthecountessfromgoingthither——Theking’s
Displeasuretowardstheprincesses——ThearchbishopdeSenlis
UnpublishedletterofLouisXV——MadameduBarry’scousin，M。de
Maupeou——ThecomtesseduBarrysavesthelifeofayounggirl
seducedbytheartsofthecureofhervillage——Sheobtainspardon
ofthecomteandcomtessedeLouerne——Thekingpresentsherwith
Lucienne——Asecondmeetingwiththeyouthfulprophet——Hisfurther
predictions——Heissoughtfor——Hismysteriouslettertothecountess
ExtraordinaryanecdoteofLouisXIVandmadamedeMaintenon——
ThecomtesseduBarryatChantilly——Opinionofkingandcomtede
laMarcherespectingthe“IronMask“——MadameduBarryvisits
madamedeLagarde
ThechevalierdelaMorliere——PortraitoftheducdeChoiseul——
TheducdeChoiseulandthecomtesseduBarry——Noreconciliation
effected——MadameduBarryandtheducd’Aiguillon——Madamedu
BarryandLouisXV
Dorine——MademoiselleChoinandthemarechald’Uxelles——Zamor——
M。deMaupeou’swig——Henriette——TheducdeVilleroiandSophie——
LetterfromthecomtesseduBarrytotheducdeVilleroi——His
reply——Thecountesswritesagain——MadameduBarryandSophie——
LouisXVandthecomtesseduBarry
TheprincedesDeuxPonts——PrinceMax——ThedauphinandMarie
Antoinette——ThecomtesseduBarryandBridgetRupert——Thecountess
andGenevieveMathon——Noel——Freshamours——Nocturnaladventure——
Conclusionofthisintrigue
MadameduBarrysucceedsinalienatingLouisXVfromtheduede
Choiseul——LetterfrommadamedeGrammont——LouisXV——Thechancellor
andthecountess——LouisXVandtheabbedelaVille——Themarechale
deMirepoixandmadameduBarry
Barond’Oigny，generalpost-master——Thekingandthecountess
readtheopenedletters——ThedisgraceofdeChoiseulresolved
upon————Anecdote——SpectreofPhilipII，king
ofSpain——TheducdeChoiseulbanished——VisitstoChanteloup——The
princesses——Thedauphinanddauphiness-Candidatesfortheministry
ThecomtedelaMarcheandthecomtesseduBarry——Thecountess
andtheprincedeConde——TheducdelaVauguyonandthecountess——
Provisionalminister——Refusalofthesecretaryshipofwar——Displeasure
oftheking——ThemarechaledeMirepoix-Unpublishedletterfrom
VoltairetoMadameduBarry——Herreply
AfewwordsrespectingJeanJacquesRousseau——ThecomtesseduBarry
isdesirousofhisacquaintance——ThecountessvisitsJeanJacques
Rousseau——Hishouseholdfurniture——Hisportrait——Therese——Asecond
visitfrommadameduBarrytoJeanJacquesRousseau——Thecountess
relateshervisittotheking——BilletfromJ。
J。
Rousseautomadame
duBarry——Thetwoduchessesd’Aiguillon
Theking’sfriends——TheducdeFronsac——Theducd’Ayen’sremark——
Manneroflivingatcourt——ThemarquisdeDreux——Breze——Education
ofLouisXV——The——Itshousehold——Itsinmates——
MereBompart——Livresexpendedonthe——Good
advice——Madame
FêtegivenbythecomtessedeValentinois——ThecomtesseduBarry
feignsanindisposition——Herdress——TheducdeCosse——Thecomte
andcomtessedeProvence——Dramaticentertainment——Favartand
Voisenon——Afewobservations——Apension——Themarechalede
Luxembourg——AdventureofM。deBombelles——Copyofaletter
addressedtohim——LouisXV——M。deMaupeouandmadameduBarry
MadameduBarrypurchasestheservicesofMarinthegazetteer——
LouisXVandmadamedeRumas——M。deRumasandthecomtessedu
Barry——Anintrigue————Apresentupontheoccasion——The
ducdeRichelieuindisgrace——100，000livres
Aprefatoryremark——MadameBrillant——ThemarechaledeLuxembourg’s
cat——Despairofthemarechale——Theambassador，Beaumarchais，and
theducdeChaulnes——thecomted’Aranda——LouisXVandhisrelics——The
abbedeBeauvais——Hissermons——Heisappointedbishop
M。D——nandmadamedeBlessac——Anecdote——Therendezvousandthe
Ball——ThewifeofGaubert——Theywishtogivehertotheking——
Intrigues——Theirresults——LetterfromtheducdelaVrilliereto
thecountess——Reply-Reconciliation
Conversationwiththeking——Marriageofthecomted’Artois——
Intrigues——Theplaceofladyofhonor——ThemarechaledeMirepoix——
ThecomtessedeForcalquierandmadameduBarry——Thecomtesse
deForcalquierandmadameBoncault