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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Memoirs of Louis XV. and XVI., Volume 5 by Madame du Hausset, and of an Unknown English Girl and the Princess Lamballe This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Memoirs of Louis XV. and XVI., Volume 5 Being Secret Memoirs of Madame du Hausset, Lady's Maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of an Unknown English Girl and The Princess Lamballe Author: Madame du Hausset, and of an Unknown English Girl and the Princess Lamballe Release Date: December 3, 2004 [EBook #3880] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LOUIS XV. AND XVI. *** Produced by David Widger MEMOIRS OF LOUIS XV. AND XVI. Being Secret Memoirs of Madame du Hausset, Lady's Maid to Madame de Pompadour, and of an unknown English Girl and the Princess Lamballe BOOK 5. SECTION I. [From the time that the Princesse de Lamballe saw the ties between the Queen and her favourite De Polignac drawing closer she became less assiduous in her attendance at Court, being reluctant to importune the friends by her presence at an intimacy which she did not approve. She could not, however, withhold her accustomed attentions, as the period of Her Majesty's accouchement approached; and she has thus noted the circumstance of the birth of the Duchesse d'Angouleme, on the 19th of December, 1778.] "The moment for the accomplishment of the Queen's darling hope was now at hand: she was about to become a mother. "It had been agreed between Her Majesty and myself, that I was to place myself so near the accoucheur, Vermond, [Brother to the Abbe, whose pride was so great at this honour conferred on his relative, that he never spoke of him without denominating him Monsieur mon frere, d'accoucher de sa Majeste, Vermond.] as to be the first to distinguish the sex of the new-born infant, and if she should be delivered of a Dauphin to say, in Italian, 'Il figlio e nato.' "Her Majesty was, however, foiled even in this the most blissful of her desires. She was delivered of a daughter instead of a Dauphin. "From the immense crowd that burst into the apartment the instant Vermond said, The Queen is happily delivered
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