Perigord, the _ci-devant_ Abbé de, i. 281; sobriquet of, _ib._; his adventure with a poor woman, 283; astonishment of, 285; his humility and gratitude, 286; his munificent charity, 289; confidence reposed in, 291; meeting with, at Versailles, 296; his good fortune, 297. Perigords and the Talleyrands, particulars relative to, i. 147. Pétion, Talleyrand’s opinion of, i. 223. _Petit billet_, custom of the, i. 256. Philidor, the renowned chess-player, ii. 98; insulted by two officers, 99; remark of Madame du Deffaud on, 105. Pin, story of the charmed one, ii. 149. Pius VII., Pope, absolution granted by, i. 52. Princes, Spanish, their seizure and confinement at Valençay, i. 74; carriage which conveyed them thither, 75; strict watch over, 81; revenge taken by, 83; their tutor, Don Antonio, _ib._; secret history of the intrigues, which ended in their seizure and imprisonment, 86; impressions created by their arrival at Valençay, 115; attentions paid to them, 116; their pursuits and amusements, 117; attend chapel, 118; alarm of Napoleon relative to, 119. Provence, Countess de, mistake of, i. 295. Prussia, King of, attends the _soirée_ of Madame den Krudener, ii. 216, 218, 222; review of his troops, 227; obeys the behests of Madame de Krudener, 229. Racine’s “Phèdre,” performance of, i. 193. Repartee, readiness at, i. 17. Revolution in Paris, of July, 1830, i. 48, _et seq._ Rheims, Archbishop of, uncle of Talleyrand, i. 221, ii. 26. Rigaut, Mère, nurse of Talleyrand, i. 175, 176, 179. Rochecotte, retirement of Prince Talleyrand to, i. 54. Rohan, Louis de, the Prince Cardinal, credulity of, i. 311, 324; introduces the Countess de la Motte, to the Princess de Guéménée, 318; contrast between his two guests, 320. Rousseau, declaration of, relative to “Orphée,” ii. 111; surly reply of, 112. St. Sulpice, Talleyrand placed in the Séminaire of, i. 189, 190, 268; history of one of the students there, 270. Sartines, M. de, head of the police, i. 140. Scheffer, his portrait of Talleyrand, i. 217. Scotch, customs and usages of the, i. 35. Sebastiani Marshal, private letters from Prince Talleyrand to, on the affairs of Belgium, ii. 276, 280, 284. Second Sight, gift of, i. 35; extraordinary instance of, 39. Sevigné, Madame de, Memoirs of, ii. 115. Seze, M. de, miracle explained by, i. 287. Sièyes, curious story related by Talleyrand respecting, i. 241; conceives the idea of a national guard, 242; goes to Versailles, 292. Staël, Madame de, feeling of Talleyrand towards, i. 299; adventure that befel her at a party given by Madame Helvetius, 301; gratitude of Talleyrand towards, ii. 36, 38; her keen wit, 42; her interest with Barras, 48. Stata, Abbé de, librarian of St. Isidore, i. 91.