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his　voice；　he　said　that　it　was　inconceivable　how　Madame　de　Maintenon　felt
interested　in　his　comfort；　and　endeavoured　to　keep　from　him　everything
that　might　vex　him；　and　without　showing　any　more　displeasure；　turned　to
Marshal　Catinat；　said　he　was　delighted　with　an　explanation　which　showed
that　nobody　was　wrong；　addressed　several　gracious　remarks　to　the　Marshal；
begged　him　to　remain　on　good　terms　with　Chamillart；　and　hastened　to　quit
them　and　enter　into　his　private　cabinet。

Catinat；　more　ashamed　of　what　he　had　just　heard　and　seen　than　pleased
with　a　justification　so　complete；　paid　some　compliments　to　Chamillart；
who；　out　of　his　wits　at　the　perilous　explanation　he　had　given；　received
them；　and　returned　them　as　well　as　he　could。　　They　left　the　cabinet　soon
after；　and　the　selection　of　Catinat　by　the　King　for　the　command　of　the
army　of　the　Rhine　was　declared。

Reflections　upon　this　affair　present　themselves　of　their；　own　accord。
The　King　verified　what　had　been　said　that　very　evening　with　Madame　de
Maintenon。　　They　were　only　on　better　terms　than　ever　in　consequence。　　She
approved　of　Chamillart　for　avowing　all；　and　this　minister　was　only　the
better　treated　afterwards　by　the　King　and　by　Madame　de　Maintenon。

As　for　Catinat；　he　took　the　command　he　had　been　called　to；　but　did　not
remain　long　in　it。　　The　explanations　that　had　passed；　all　the　more
dangerous　because　in　his　favour；　were　not　of　a　kind　to　prove　otherwise
than　hurtful　to　him。　　He　soon　resigned　his　command；　finding　himself　too
much　obstructed　to　do　anything；　and　retired　to　his　house　of　Saint
Gratien；　near　Saint　Denis；　which　he　scarcely　ever　left；　and　where　he　saw
only　a　few　private　friends；　sorry　that　he　had　ever　left　it；　and　that　he
had　listened　to　the　cajoleries　of　the　King。









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