After the picture by Gerard Honthorst in the National Portrait Gallery. Photo by Emery Walker. MARIE DE’ MEDICIS, QUEEN OF FRANCE 564 From an old print. CHARLOTTE LOUISE DE LORRAINE, PRINCESSE DE CONTI 604 From an engraving by Thomas de Leu. A Gallant of Lorraine CHAPTER XXV Offer of Schomberg, Saint-Géran and Marillac to take Montauban within twelve days--Advice of Père Arnoux--Diplomacy of Bassompierre--A humiliating fiasco--A second attempt meets with no better success--Bassompierre counsels the King to raise the siege, and it is decided to follow his advice--General exasperation against Luynes--Louis XIII begins to grow weary of his favourite--Conversation of the King with Bassompierre--The latter warns Luynes that he “does not sufficiently cultivate the good graces of the King”--Reply of the Constable--Louis XIII twits Luynes with the love of the Duc de Chevreuse for his wife--Puisieux, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Père Arnoux, the King’s Jesuit confessor, conspire against the Constable--Disgrace of the latter--Bassompierre, at the head of the bulk of the Royal forces, lays siege to Monheurt--A perilous situation--Bassompierre falls ill of fever--He leaves the army and sets out for La Réole--He is taken seriously ill at Marmande--His three doctors--Approach of the enemy--Refusal of the townsfolk to admit him and his suite into the town--A terrible night--He recovers and proceeds to Bordeaux--Death of the Constable before Monheurt.