When Mr. Angelo died near Eton, in 1801, D’Eon deplored the loss of one of her oldest and best friends, for they had known each other fifty-five (_sic_) years, and she was indebted to him for many acts of kindness. The Chevalière, Wilkes, and the elder Sheridan were frequent guests at Angelo’s table, in his house in Carlisle Street, Soho Square, where they often sat for hours over the bottle, in lengthened arguments upon the politics of the day. D’Eon was Angelo’s most constant guest and bosom friend, staying at his house sometimes for weeks, and materially assisted him in his Treatise on Fencing. It was there that old Hone and Cosway met her. She had experienced the greatest pleasure in teaching young Angelo how to handle a foil, until at last they became strong antagonists, the latter, after reaching manhood, often taking much pains to put her out of humour. Speaking of her as a _maître d’armes_, Angelo found that _he_ was violent and _bien opiniâtre_, though by no means a _ferrailleur_. Whatever _he_ executed was correct and scientific. Other announcements in the papers of the day show how the Chevalière turned to equally good account her skill in chess. MADAME LA CHEVALIÈRE D’EON. CHESS CLUB, PARSLOE’S HOUSE, ST. JAMES’ STREET. This day, at two o’clock precisely, Mr. Phillidor will play three games at once against three good chess-players, two of them without seeing the boards, and the third on looking over the table. He most respectfully invites the members of the chess-club to honour him with their presence. Ladies and gentlemen who are not members of this club may be provided with tickets at five shillings each at the above-mentioned house to see the match. Madame la Chevalière D’Eon will be one of Mr. Phillidor’s adversaries.[357] In 1788, when the country was sorrowing at symptoms of aberration in George III., the Chevalière issued an ‘Epître aux Anglais dans leurs tristes circonstances présentes’ (8vo. 48 pp.), complimentary to the Prince of Wales, which was well received and quickly reached a second edition. CATALOGUE OF THE SCARCE BOOKS AND VALUABLE MANUSCRIPTS OF THE CHEVALIÈRE D’EON, formerly MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY from _France_ to _England_ at the Peace of 1763, &c. &c. Who is about to quit LONDON, and to return to PARIS, containing A great number of curious MANUSCRIPTS, both Ancient and Modern, and a very large Collection of DICTIONARIES and FRENCH BOOKS, and many in the GREEK, LATIN, and ENGLISH, and also in the ORIENTAL Languages, collected by herself, in the course of her Travels. Which will be publicly sold by AUCTION, BY MR. CHRISTIE, At his GREAT ROOM in PALL MALL, on Thursday, the 5th of May, and following days, 1791.[358]