CHAPTER LXIX.
A New Visit from Maisons .-- His Violent Project .-- My Objections .-- He Persists .-- His Death and That of His Wife .-- Death of the Duc de Beauvilliers .-- His Character .-- Of the Cardinal d'Estrees .-- Anecdotes .-- Death of Fenelon.
VOLUME 10.
CHAPTER LXX Character and Position of the Duc d'Orleans--His Manners, Talents, and Virtues .-- His Weakness .-- Anecdote Illustrative Thereof .-- The "Debonnaire"-- Adventure of the Grand Prieur in England .-- Education of the Duc d'Orleans .-- Character of Dubois .-- His Pernicious Influence .-- The Duke's Emptiness .-- His Deceit .-- His Love of Painting .-- The Fairies at His Birth .-- The Duke's Timidity .-- An Instance of His Mistrustfulness..