Fénélon, Chevalier de, persuades M. de Talleyrand to join him at the faro-table, ii. 142; his wonderful success at play, 143; dissatisfaction of the losers, _ib._; mysterious hint given to, 144; singular proposition of, _ib._; his uproarious hilarity, 145; takes Talleyrand home with him, and presses him to play at cards, 147; his continued success, 148; his good fortune at length forsakes him, 150; requests another trial of skill, 151; refuses to stake an urn, 152; resolves to try its magic influence, 153; his desperation on losing it, 155; the mystery regarding him solved, 158; his death, 159. Ferdinand, Don, Prince of the Asturias, i. 81; ignorance of, 85; his correspondence with Don Juan D’Escoïquiz, 87. Feuille Villageoise, a popular journal, established by Talleyrand and his friends, ii. 51. Flahaut, Count de, marriage of, ii. 132; his death, _ib._; appearance of his widow, 136; her faith and devotion, 139. Fontenelle, death of, ii. 109. Fouché, intimation given by, to Napoleon, ii. 170. Fox, Prince Talleyrand’s opinion of, ii. 270. Fragment, from Prince Talleyrand’s Memoirs, ii. 296. Geoffrin, Madame, her select circle of friends, i. 106, 109; _mot piquant_ of, 112. Georgel, Abbé, his abuse of Cerutti, ii. 53. Giordoni, Abbé, ii. 58, 59; his furious looks, 61, 63; mystery regarding, 65; strange influence obtained by, 66, 87; his penetration of character, 67; solution of the secret, 69; describes the subtlety of the Jesuits, 70; bids Cerutti farewell, 72; delivers a letter to him, 75; his specious arguments, 86; assists in the murder of Cesario, 87; his falsehood and cunning, 88. Gluck’s Opera of “Alceste,” i. 134. Godoï, Prince of the Peace, growing power of, i. 87; proposes to marry Donna Maria-Theresa, 89; secret agents of, 91; _surveillance_ exercised by, 97, 98; public indignation against, 101; arrested, 102; committed to prison, 103. Gouffier, Count Choiseul, the friend of Talleyrand, ii. 48. Grandt, Madame, account of her visit to Talleyrand, ii. 162; alarm of, 163; her great personal attractions, 164; secret divulged by, 166; delighted at the success of her petition, 167; attachment of Talleyrand to, 168; her inexperience of the world, 169; her politeness and tact, _ib._; Talleyrand holds his receptions at her house, 170; married to the Prince, 171; (_see_ TALLEYRAND, PRINCESS.) Greuzacher Horn, retirement of Madame de Krudener to, ii. 228. Guard, National, origin of their existence, i. 242; murder of a, 245. Guéménée, Princess de, ex-governess to the royal children, i. 313; extravagance of, 315; her dress described, 316; her conversation with Talleyrand, 317. Guizot, epithet applied to, i. 23.