[Footnote 98: See Martin, "Histoire de France," XV. p. 64. In a witty satire upon the System which appeared upon the walls at this period, we read: "Jean Law, médecin empirique, directeur des hôpitaux; d'Argenson, chirugeon-major" (Arsène Houssaye, "La Régence ").] [Footnote 99: Journal (Rathery), I. p. 43, and note. See also Buvat, II. p. 195.] [Footnote 100: The translation here is from d'Argenson's handwriting (Bibliothèque Mazarine, MS. 2341, V. fol. 130). The passage is rendered by Barthélemy (II. p. 153): "Un très joli lansquenet, _un bon_ picquet, quadrille et même brélan." The manuscript has: "Nous avons un très joli lansquenet, _ombre_, picquet, _cela ne manque en province_, quadrille et memo brélan." It is without stops, but otherwise there is no difficulty.] [Footnote 101: Letters are addressed to her at her château "near Bayeux."] [Footnote 102: See Aubertin, "L'esprit public," chap. iv.] [Footnote 103: The Chevalier's letters are sufficiently amusing, but not sufficiently frequent. He has sometimes to apologise for remissness on the old ground of lack of news.] [Footnote 104: Barthélemy, I. p. 257.] [Footnote 105: "La proposition n'est peut-être pas encore bien mesurée" (Barthélemy, I. p. 256). The word is more probably "proportion."] [Footnote 106: Barthélemy, II. p. 475.] [Footnote 107: Ibid., II. p. 475.] [Footnote 108: For a sketch of the Caumartin character, see Aubertin, "L'esprit public," chap. iv.] [Footnote 109: For a slight reflection of the feeling with regard to him, see Marais, "Mémoires," I. p. 308.] [Footnote 110: Barthélemy, I. pp. 110, 111.] [Footnote 111: Louis XIV. was dead, and his ministers were deserted.] [Footnote 112: Journal (Rathery), I. p. 66.] [Footnote 113: Édouard Goumy, "L'Abbé de St. Pierre," p. 50.] [Footnote 114: D'Argenson, Journal (Édition Jannet), IV. p. 341.] [Footnote 115: A remark of Marais ("Mémoires," III. p. 74) in expressing surprise at d'Argenson's resignation: "On dit que c'est volontairement, et qu'il aime mieux se reposer au conseil à trente ans, que de régir cet intendance, plus militaire que de justice et de finance."] [Footnote 116: Journal (Rathery), I. p. 35.] [Footnote 117: Ibid., I. 36.] [Footnote 118: Ibid.] [Footnote 119: Buvat, "Journal," II. p. 421.] [Footnote 120: Journal (Rathery), I. p. 45.] [Footnote 121: _Cf._ a very significant remark of the Marquis de Balleroy in a letter of July 26, 1722. See note 72.] [Footnote 122: See p. 33.] [Footnote 123: Journal (Rathery), IV. p. 30.] [Footnote 124: Journal (Rathery), IV. pp. 28, 29. _Cf._ also Caumartin de Boissy's letters of May 12 and 14, 1721. (Barthélemy, II. pp. 328, 329.) See also Marais, II. p. 147.] [Footnote 125: Journal (Rathery), I. p. 58.] [Footnote 126: Ibid., I. pp. 55-61.] [Footnote 127: The word is d'Argenson's, and characteristic of him.] [Footnote 128: Journal (Rathery), I. p. 57.] [Footnote 129: Ibid., I. p. 49.] [Footnote 130: Ibid., I. p. 58.]