The king likewise affected to know a nobleman only when his name was inscribed amongst those who served him.
Yet the haughtiness of Louis XV.

had been innoculated into him by education; it was not in his nature.

When an ambassador presented someone to him, the person thus presented withdrew with the certainty of having been seen by the king, but that was all.

Nevertheless, Louis XV.

was very polite, particularly with ladies, even with his mistresses, when in public.