Lamothe-Langon, Etienne Leon, baron de, 1786-1864
"Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry, with minute details of her entire career as favorite of Louis XV. Written by herself"
It was at this juncture that appeared in the "
a la Main>" those infamous articles, collected in what they call
the Collection of Bachaumont. From the same source proceeded
the songs which filled Paris, and were sung
about everywhere. These scandals produced no other effect than
increasing the attachment which the king had for me, and to
diminish that which he felt for the duc de Choiseul.
Passion never reasons; if it had common sense, it would perceive
that it cannot disgust a lover by vilifying his mistress, but, on
the contrary, interests his self-love in supporting her. Thus
all these intrigues scathed me not; I did not mention to my
counsellor comte Jean an insult which I met with in the park
at Versailles from madame de Grammont. I did not tell it to the
king, not wishing to create any disturbance at court. I avenged
myself by myself, and think I conducted myself remarkably well
in this adventure, which was as follows:
I was walking in the garden with Henriette, who had given me her
arm; it was early in the morning, and the walks appeared solitary.
We walked towards the side of the Ile d'Amour, when we
heard the steps of two persons who came behind us. Henriette
turned her head and then said to me, "Here are mesdames de Brionne
and de Grammont." I knew the latter but very slightly, and the
former not at all. Certainly she could not have been there by
chance; they knew I should be there, and wished to see me closely.
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