Bouchardie, Madame de la, her person and fascinations described, ii. 37; General Bonaparte one of her admirers, 39; her abilities as a musician, 40; gratitude of Talleyrand to, 45; her sad fate, 47. Boudoir of Talleyrand, described, ii. 119; some account of the portraits in it, 120. Boufflers, M., his visit to Cagliostro, in company with Prince Talleyrand, i. 126, 130, 131, 132, 134; amazement of, 135; circumstances attending his acquaintance with Talleyrand, ii. 97; insulting behaviour of, 100; witty retort to, 101; introduces Talleyrand to Madame du Deffand, 102; compliment paid by, 109. Boulainvilliers, M. de, strange scene at his château, at Passy, i. 335; illicit still discovered in his garden, 343; taken to prison, _ib._ Boulainvilliers, Marquise de, her benevolence, i. 335, 336; malady of, _ib._ Bride, speculations with regard to one, i. 158; intrigue of, discovered, 164; sent back to the convent, 165. Brignolé, Madame, her peculiar position in society, ii. 96. Brionne, Countess de, mother of the Princess de Lamballe, ii. 122; some account of her history, 123; letter of Talleyrand to, 124; flies from her château, 126, 127; returns the Prince’s letter, _ib._; Talleyrand’s second appeal to, 128; her last moments, 130; influence of, 131. Buffon, his inspiration at Moulin-Joli, ii. 110. Cabanis, the physician, attends on Mirabeau, i. 234, 239. Cagliostro, the famous magician, i. 43; visit of Talleyrand to, 122; his proceedings, 126; personal appearance of, described, 127; his graceful attitude, 128; mysterious veiled figure consulted by, 129, 130; secret of, 133; suspected of imposture, _ib._; his statements verified, 135; the phial given by him, 137; marvellous effect of its contents, 139; visited by the police, 140; _nonchalance_ of, 141. Carascola, attached to the Neapolitan embassy, ii. 225; sudden death of, 226. Carlos, Don, brother of Don Ferdinand, i. 81; fond of the chase, 85. Carriage that conveyed the Spanish princes to Valençay, described, i. 75. Casimir, King, his present to Louis XIV., ii. 34. Castries, Duc de, minister of marine, ii. 48.