[Footnote 228: See pp. 43, 72. _Cf._ also Journal (Rathery), I. p. 208, where he speaks of himself as the poorest man in the Council. We know that in preparing for this embassy, d'Argenson spent considerable sums (_cf._ Journal, Rathery, IV. p. 81), and that the primary cause of his delay in setting out was the refusal of Fleury to indemnify him. See Journal (Rathery), I. p. 310: see also Journal (édit. Jannet), IV. p. 348.] [Footnote 229: Journal (Rathery), I. p. 268.] [Footnote 230: Ibid., I. p. 284.] [Footnote 231: Ibid., I. p. 291.] [Footnote 232: Ibid., I. p. 301.] [Footnote 233: _Cf._ p. 79. "We should be happy----."] [Footnote 234: Journal (Rathery), II. p. 35.] [Footnote 235: Ibid., II. p. 73.] [Footnote 236: Ibid., II. p. 107. March 10, 1739.] [Footnote 237: Journal (Rathery), II. p. 185. 1 July, 1739. It was on this very day that d'Argenson received an order from Amelot, the Foreign Minister, to dismiss the train which he had engaged for the Portuguese embassy; and it is evident that his forbearance breaks down at last.] [Footnote 238: Ibid., II. p. 142.] [Footnote 239: The Journal at this period is one long and often luminous survey of the events of the time. In Appendix C. reference is given to the more important passages under the several departments to which they refer.] [Footnote 240: For a brief and intelligible account of the Court opposition to Fleury, see De Tocqueville, "Histoire Philosophique du règne de Louis XV.," I. pp. 416-20.] [Footnote 241: See p. 74.] [Footnote 242: At the Collège Louis-le-Grand: see pp. 24, 25. We may gather from a letter from d'Argenson to Voltaire (June 20, 1739. Nisard) that some of Voltaire's school squibs had found a refuge among the papers of his "camarade."] [Footnote 243: On Voltaire's connection with this circle, see d'Argenson, "Essais dans le goût de ceux de Montagne," I. p. 187 (1785).] [Footnote 244: May, 1726. (Morley, "Voltaire," p. 44.)] [Footnote 245: The baroness de la Fontaine-Martel. See Journal (Rathery), I. p. 147, and Voltaire's "Correspondance," _passim_.] [Footnote 246: A person called Desfontaines, not unknown at that date.] [Footnote 247: For particulars of d'Argenson's share in the incident, see Voltaire, "Oeuvres" (Édition Garnier XXXV.). Letters of 7th and 24th March, 16th April, 2nd May, 4th and 21st June. D'Argenson's letters of 7th February (Garnier), 20th June, and 7th July (Charles Nisard, "Mémoires et Correspondance"). See also letters of Madame du Châtelet of about the same date.] [Footnote 248: D'Argenson's letter of 20th June. This letter appears in none of the editions of Voltaire. It was published, with another of 7th July, by Charles Nisard ("Mémoires et Correspondance inédits 1726-1816."), and was found by him among the papers of Suard.]