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MYill-luckwilledthatIwasnotwide-awakeenoughtoplaythelikeedywithMadamedEtampes.Thatevening，whensheheardthewholecourseofeventsfromtheKingsownlips，itbredsuchpoisonousfuryinherbreastthatsheexclaimedwithanger:“IfBenvenutohadshownmethosefinethingsofhis，hewouldhavegivenmesomereasontobemindfulofhimatthepropermoment.”TheKingsoughttoexcuseme，buthemadenoimpressiononhertemper.Beinginformedofwhathadpassed，Iwaitedfifteendays，duringwhichtheymadeatourthroughNormandy，visitingRouenandDieppe;then，whentheyreturnedtoS.Germain-en-Laye，ItookthehandsomelittlevasewhichIhadmadeattherequestofMadamedEtampes，hoping，ifIgaveither，torecoverthefavourIhadlost.Withthisinmyhand，then，Iannouncedmypresencetohernurse，andshowedthegiftwhichIhadbroughthermistress;thewomanreceivedmewithdemonstrationsofgood-will，andsaidthatshewouldspeakawordtoMadame，whowasstillengageduponhertoilette;Ishouldbeadmittedontheinstant，whenshehaddischargedherembassy.ThenursemadeherreportinfulltoMadame，whoretortedscornfully:“Tellhimtowait.”Onhearingthis，Iclothedmyselfwithpatience，whichofallthingsIfindthemostdifficult.Nevertheless，Ikeptmyselfundercontroluntilthehourfordinnerwaspast.Then，seeingthattimedraggedon，andbeingmaddenedbyhunger，Icouldnolongerholdout，butflungoff，sendinghermostdevoutlytothedevil.

InextbetookmyselftotheCardinalofLorraine，andmadehimapresentofthevase，onlypetitioninghisEminencetomaintainmeintheKingsgoodgraces.Hesaidtherewasnoneedforthis;andiftherewereneedhewouldgladlyspeakforme.Thenhecalledhistreasurer，andwhisperedafewwordsinhisear.ThetreasurerwaitedtillItookmyleaveoftheCardinal;afterwhichhesaidtome:“Benvenuto，ewithme，andIwillgiveyouaglassofgoodwinetodrink.”Ianswered，notunderstandingwhathemeant:“ForHeavenssake，Mr.Treasurer，letmehavebutoneglassofwineandamouthfulofbread;forIamreallyfaintingforwantoffood.Ihavefastedsinceearlythismorninguptothepresentmoment，atthedoorofMadamedEtampes;Iwenttogiveherthatfinepieceofsilver-giltplate，andtookpainsthatshewouldbeinformedofmyintention;butshe，withthemerepettywilltovexme，bademewait;nowIamfamished，andfeelmyforcesfailing;and，asGodwilledit，IhavebestowedmygiftandlabourupononewhoisfarmoreworthyoftheIonlycraveofyousomethingtodrink;forbeingrathertoobiliousbynature，fastupsetsmesothatIruntherisknowoffallingfromexhaustiontotheearth.”WhileIwaspumpingoutthesewordswithdifficulty，theybroughtsomeadmirablewineandotherdelicaciesforaheartymeal.Irefreshedmyself，andhavingrecoveredmyvitalspirits，foundthatmyexasperationhaddepartedfromme.

Thegoodtreasurerhandedmeahundredcrownsingold.IsturdilyrefusedtoaccepttheHereportedthistotheCardinal，whosworeathim，andtoldhimtomakemetakethemoneybyforce，andnottoshowhimselfagaintillhehaddoneso.Thetreasurerreturned，muchirritated，sayinghehadneverbeensoscoldedbeforebytheCardinal;butwhenhepressedthecrownsuponme，Istillofferedsomeresistance.Then，quiteangry，hesaidhewoulduseforcetomakemetaketheSoIacceptedthemoney.WhenIwantedtothanktheCardinalinperson，hesentwordbyoneofhissecretariesthathewouldgladlydomeaservicewhenevertheoccasionoffered.IreturnedthesameeveningtoParis.TheKingheardthewholehistory，andMadamedEtampeswaswelllaughedatintheirpany.Thisincreasedheranimosityagainstme，andledtoanattackuponmylife，ofwhichIshallspeakinthepropertimeandplace.

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