Condé proceeds to Bordeaux, where he is rejoined by his relatives--He opens the campaign with success, but is soon obliged to remain on the defensive--Return of Mazarin--Condé on the Loire--Battle of Bléneau--He leaves his army and proceeds to Paris--His futile negotiations--Battle of the Faubourg Saint-Antoine--Massacre of the Hôtel de Ville--The Fronde grows daily more discredited--Condé quits Paris and joins the Spaniards on the Flemish frontier--The Fronde at Bordeaux--Sanguinary affrays between the _Ormée_ and the _Chapeau Rouge_--Courage and presence of mind displayed by the Princesse de Condé and Madame de Longueville in separating the combatants--Surrender of Bordeaux--The princess sails for Flanders to rejoin her husband--Her reception at Valenciennes--She is cruelly neglected by Condé--She removes from Valenciennes to Malines--Her miserable existence--Condé applies to the Spanish Court for financial assistance--Brilliant military qualities displayed by him in the service of his country’s enemies--The princess gives birth to a daughter--Peace of the Pyrenees--Return of Condé and his wife to France 225–234 CHAPTER XVII Arrival of Condé at the Court--His reception--He returns to Paris--His ingratitude towards his wife--Dignified behaviour of _Madame la Princesse_--Affectionate relations between Condé and his son--Indifference of the young prince towards his mother--Marriage of the Duc d’Enghien and Anne of Bavaria--The affair of Poland--Condé’s conquest of Franche-Comté--The mind of the Princesse de Condé becomes affected--The footman Duval--Mysterious affair at the Hôtel de Condé: the princess is wounded in a brawl between Duval and the Comte de Bussy-Rabutin--Singular attitude of _Monsieur le Prince_--Trial of Duval--Calumnies against the Princesse de Condé: letter of Madame de Sevigné--The princess is exiled to the Château of Châteauroux, in Berry--Her departure: a touching scene--Her captivity--Her hallucinations--Visit of Père Tixier 235–250 CHAPTER XVIII