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Excerpt from Old Court Life in France, Vol. 2
Ews came from the army announcing brilliant success. The valour Of the King was specially extolled; he was no longer a bashful, feeble prince, victimised by feminine cabals, tyrannised over by Richelieu. He had suddenly become a warrior, foremost in danger, leading his troops in person into the hottest Of the fray. Each day his absence lasted, and every fresh intelligence that arrived, added to the excitement of Louise de Lafayette. The danger to which he was exposed made her tremble.
She eagerly desired his return, not for the mere pleasure Of seeing and conversing with him (though that was very dear to her), but because She was sure that the time had Come when he would himself hold the reins Of government, and display all that noble ness of character with which her romantic fancy had invested him. Such, at least, was the conviction, however delusive, of the pretty maid Of honour, who, lost in contemplation of the King's virtues, failed to perceive the state Of her own heart.
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