Bordeu, seeing my consternation, hastened to interfere, by saying,
"At any rate, monsieur la Martiniere, you will not alarm the
king needlessly."
"Nor lull him into a false security," answered the determined
La Martiniere. "But what is his malady have you seen him,
doctor Bordeu?"
"Not yet."
"Then why do we linger here? Your servant, ladies and gentlemen."
The medical men then departed, accompanied the duc de Richelieu.
CHAPTER XL
La Martiniere causes the king to be removed to Versailles--The
young prophet appears again to madame du Barry--Prediction
respecting cardinal de Richelieu--The joiner's daughter requests
to see madame du Barry--Madame de Mirepoix and the 50,000
francs--A < soiree > in the salon of madame du Barry
We continued for some minutes silently gazing on the retreating
figures of La Martiniere and his companions.
"Come," said the marechale, "let us return to the house"; saying
which, she supported herself by the arm of comte Jean, whilst I
mechanically followed her example, and sadly and sorrowfully we
bent our steps beneath the splendid colonnade which formed the
entrance to the mansion.
When I reached my chamber, I found mademoiselle du Barry there,
still ignorant of the alarming news I had just learned. She
earnestly pressed me to return to bed, but this I refused; for
my burning anxiety to learn every particular relative to the
king would have prevented my sleeping.
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