" talks anarchy to
me--Why I don't believe in woman suffrage--Characters
and doings of women in power 305

CHAPTER LIX

THE PEOPLE THINK ME A WANTON

Credit me with innumerable lovers, but don't disapprove--Glad
the King feels scandalized--Picture of the "she-monster"--Everybody
eager for love--I delight in Richard's
jealousy--Husband's indelicate announcement at
table--I rush from the royal opera to see my lover--A
threatening dream--Richard not mercenary like my noble
lovers 309

CHAPTER LX

THE DAY OF JUDGMENT LOOMS UP

My Grand Mistress shows her colors--Richard advises flight--I
hesitate on account of my children--My Grand Mistress
steals a letter from Richard to me--I opine that an
adulteress's word is as good as a thief's--I humble my
Grand Mistress, but it won't do me much good--Pleasant
hours at his studio 317

CHAPTER LXI

A MAD HOUSE FOR LOUISE--PROBABLY

My confidential maid, Lucretia, is banished--The new King
has got the incriminating letter, but Frederick Augustus
says nothing--On the eve of judgment the King falls ill 321

CHAPTER LXII

KING'S ILLNESS A BOON TO LOVERS

Prayers mixed with joy--Espionage disorganized, and I can
do as I please--Love-making in the school-room--Buying
a ring for Richard--"Wishing it on"--"Our marriage"--King's
life despaired of--My tormentors obsequious--Smile
at my peccadilloes--Husband proud of
me--My popularity a great asset--Frederick Augustus
delighted when he hears that King can't last long--The
joyous luncheon at Richard's studio--Making fun of
majesties--I expect to be Queen presently 325

CHAPTER LXIII

WHAT I WILL DO WHEN I AM QUEEN

A foretaste: titled servants put me _en route_ for lover--The
bargain I will propose to Frederick Augustus--Frederick
Augustus will be a complaisant King--To revive
_Petit Trianon_--I am addressed as Queen 331

CHAPTER LXIV

THE KING IS ALIVE AND PUNISHMENT NEAR

My queenship postponed--King George publicly acclaimed--Cuts
me dead in church--Frederick Augustus's disappointment--Terrible
power of a king over his family,