INDEX.

Acquaintance, delights of meeting an old one, i. [12].
Adelaide, Madame, the King’s sister, secret message to, i. [67];
precaution of, [68];
visits Talleyrand, ii. [241].
Alexander, Emperor, goes to the soirée of Madame de Krudener, ii. [209], [210], [215], [218], [219].
Antonio, Don, brother of the Spanish king, i. [81], [83];
yields to the wishes of the king, [115];
arrives at Bayonne, ib.
Archbishop, the uninvited, ii. [195];
the omission rectified by Prince Talleyrand, [196];
his personal appearance, ib.;
at length consents to accept the invitation, [198];
honours paid to, [199];
his inquiries answered, [200];
his love of French cookery, [201];
testifies his high satisfaction, [202];
alarm occasioned by, [203];
sudden death of, [205].
Asturias, Prince of, friendship of Napoleon for, i. [96];
his dilatory character, [98];
letter of, to Napoleon, [99];
arrested in the palace of the Escurial, ib.;
accusations against, [100];
received into favour, [103];
his father abdicates in his favour, ib.;
sends his brother to meet Napoleon, [104];
quits Madrid for Burgos, [105];
proceeds to Vittoria, [107];
arrives at Irun, [108];
surprising intelligence received by, [109], [115];
his interview with Napoleon, [110–113];
resigns the crown out of respect to his father, [114].
Avenue de Gâtines, at Valençay, its splendid appearance, i. [9].
Bank of England, intended pillage of, ii. [166].
Barras, soirée given by, ii. [136];
his inquiry of Napoleon, [171].
Bar-sur-Aube, Convent at, i. [344].
Beau, an antiquated Parisian one, i. [20].
Beauharnais, M. de, the French ambassador, i. [94];
interviews of M. d’Escoïquiz with, [94], [96], [97].
Beaumetz, a friend of Prince Talleyrand, remarkable story of, i. [36];
his melancholy fate, [41].
Beggarwoman’s prophecy fulfilled, i. [245].
Belgium, private letters of Prince Talleyrand, on the affairs of, ii. [276], [280], [284].
Benedict XIV., Pope, answer of Talleyrand to, ii. [49].
Berg, Grand-Duke of, appointed lieutenant-general of the kingdom, i. [115].
Bergasse, a friend of Talleyrand’s, ii. [209];
present at the soirée of Madame de Krudener, [216];
his admiration of that lady, [222];
strange conviction of, [223];
finds the prophecy fulfilled, [225].
Bernardière, M. de la, agitation of, ii. [194];
singular letter received by, [195];
commissioned to wait on the Archbishop of M——, [196];
his interview with that prelate, [197].
Berrichon character, trait of, i. [24].
Boehmer, the Parisian jeweller, and the diamond necklace, i. [354], [356].
Bois de Boulogne, fête in the, i. [158].
Bonaparte, Napoleon, letter of the Prince of Asturias to, i. [99];
arrives at Bordeaux, [104];
his visits to Ferdinand, [110];
proposition to him, [112];
characteristic trait of, [113];
his alarm relative to the prisoners at Valençay, [119];
bold speech of Talleyrand to, [120];
his occasional want of tact, [300];
proposes to marry Madame de la Bouchardie, ii. [39];
his intended invasion of England, [166];
his reproof of Talleyrand, [171];
his reply to Barras, ib.
Bon-mot, attributed to Talleyrand, i. [64].
Bouchardie, Madame de la, her person and fascinations described, ii. [37];
General Bonaparte one of her admirers, [39];
her abilities as a musician, [40];
gratitude of Talleyrand to, [45];
her sad fate, [47].
Boudoir of Talleyrand, described, ii. [119];
some account of the portraits in it, [120].
Boufflers, M., his visit to Cagliostro, in company with Prince Talleyrand, i. [126], [130], [131], [132], [134];
amazement of, [135];
circumstances attending his acquaintance with Talleyrand, ii. [97];
insulting behaviour of, [100];
witty retort to, [101];
introduces Talleyrand to Madame du Deffand, [102];
compliment paid by, [109].
Boulainvilliers, M. de, strange scene at his château, at Passy, i. [335];
illicit still discovered in his garden, [343];
taken to prison, ib.
Boulainvilliers, Marquise de, her benevolence, i. [335], [336];
malady of, ib.
Bride, speculations with regard to one, i. [158];
intrigue of, discovered, [164];
sent back to the convent, [165].
Brignolé, Madame, her peculiar position in society, ii. [96].
Brionne, Countess de, mother of the Princess de Lamballe, ii. [122];
some account of her history, [123];
letter of Talleyrand to, [124];
flies from her château, [126], [127];
returns the Prince’s letter, ib.;
Talleyrand’s second appeal to, [128];
her last moments, [130];
influence of, [131].
Buffon, his inspiration at Moulin-Joli, ii. [110].
Cabanis, the physician, attends on Mirabeau, i. [234], [239].
Cagliostro, the famous magician, i. [43];
visit of Talleyrand to, [122];
his proceedings, [126];
personal appearance of, described, [127];
his graceful attitude, [128];
mysterious veiled figure consulted by, [129], [130];
secret of, [133];
suspected of imposture, ib.;
his statements verified, [135];
the phial given by him, [137];
marvellous effect of its contents, [139];
visited by the police, [140]; nonchalance of, [141].
Carascola, attached to the Neapolitan embassy, ii. [225];
sudden death of, [226].
Carlos, Don, brother of Don Ferdinand, i. [81];
fond of the chase, [85].
Carriage that conveyed the Spanish princes to Valençay, described, i. [75].
Casimir, King, his present to Louis XIV., ii. [34].
Castries, Duc de, minister of marine, ii. [48].
Cerutti, Abbé, his acquaintance with Talleyrand, ii. [50];
great popularity of, [52];
his character and motives, [53];
his history, as related by Talleyrand, [54];
particulars relative to his family, [55];
remarkable change in the conduct of his brother, Cesareo, [57];
death of his father, [66];
strange power obtained over him, ib.;
discovers the secret, [69];
determines to leave his estate, [71];
takes leave of the wily Abbé, [72];
who follows him, [74];
and delivers a letter, [75];
becomes a member of the Order of Jesuits, [76];
receives a letter from his brother, [77];
repairs to the trysting-place, [78];
his disappointment, [79];
discovers his brother’s dead body, [82], [83];
despair of, [85];
takes priest’s orders, [86];
his exertions in the cause of the Jesuits, [87];
confessions of his agent, ib.;
his interview with his faithless love, [90];
shock given to his constitution, ib.;
his death, [91].
Cevallos, M. de, opinion of, i. [113];
entreaty of, ib.
Champfort, his language compared with that of Voltaire, i. [148], [149], [150], [153];
story of his fellow-prisoner, related by Talleyrand, [155].
Champion, Madame, her conversation with Talleyrand, ii. [134].
Charles IV. abdicates the Spanish throne, in favour of his son, i. [103];
declares his decree to be null and void, [106];
arrives with his queen at Bayonne, [114].
Charles X., government of, i. [51];
inconsistencies of, ib.;
his good qualities in private life, ib.;
public indignation against, [54];
fall of, [58];
his flight, [66–70].
Chénier, Joseph, an admirer of Madame de la Bouchardie, ii. [39];
inspiration of, [43];
his eloquent appeal on behalf of Talleyrand, ib.;
visit of the Prince to, [44].
Choiseul, M. de, his dismissal from the ministry, ii. [29];
ill-timed joke of, [31].
Colbert, his sage reply to Louis XIV., ii. [115].
Collard, Royer, a specimen of the ancient French gentleman, i. [22].
Compiègne, a dinner at, with Louis XVIII., described, ii. [187], [192], [193].
Contat, Mademoiselle, enthusiasm in favour of, i. [194], [197].
Conversation, the art of, regret for the loss of, ii. [108];
Maxims for Seasoning, ii. [261].
Conversations of the 18th century, and their issue, ii. [116].
Cossé, Marquis de, the friend of Fénélon, ii. [159].
Count, French, career of a, i. [18].
Courtiade, his attachment to Prince Talleyrand, ii. [235];
anecdote of, [236];
his duties, [238].
Creutz, M. de, the Swedish ambassador, remark of, ii. [112].
Cure, a miraculous one, i. [138].
D’Aiguillon, Duc de, his meeting with Talleyrand, i. [151];
a pleasant story-teller, ii. [13];
his frolic with Talleyrand, [15];
hilarity of, [28];
plays at bilboquet with Madame Dubarri, [32];
his frequent visits to that lady, [34];
his sad fate, [35].
D’Argenton, Duc, i. [139].
Death, under different aspects, ii. [82].
Death, sudden, melancholy instances of, ii. [205], [226].
De Dino, Duchess, niece of Talleyrand, i. [54].
De la Motte, Countess, i. [312];
introduced to the Princess de Gueménée, [318];
personal appearance of, described, [321];
her conversation and manners, [322];
belief in her representations, [324];
recital of her adventures, [325], [348];
particulars relative to her family, [326];
solicits charity, [327];
death of her father, [330];
long and tedious journey of, [332];
fairy-land discovered by, [333];
novel appeal of, [334];
meets with a kind friend in the person of the Marquise de Boulainvilliers, [335];
altered fortunes of, [339];
her dismissal from Passy, [341];
strange discovery of, ib.;
placed with Madame Leclerc, at Paris, [342];
her disappointment, [343];
retires to a convent at Bar-sur-Aube, [344];
her marriage, [345];
endeavours to obtain the restoration of her estates, ib.;
character acquired by, ib.;
aversion of the king to, [346];
her attentions to M. de Talleyrand, [350];
her participation in the affair of the diamond necklace, [351];
diversity of opinion as to her guilt, [352].
Del’ Infantado, Duke, fidelity of, i. [91];
decree obtained by, [92];
arrested, [100].
D’Enghien, Duke, allusion to the murder of, ii. [3].
Denis, Madame, niece of Voltaire, i. [145];
hint given by, [149].
D’Escoïquiz, Don Juan, Archdeacon of Toledo, i. [87];
his letters relative to the Prince of the Peace, [88], [89];
scheme of, [90];
his secret communications with Count Orquez, ib.;
obtains a letter from the Prince of Asturias, [91];
acts in concert with the Duke del Infantado, [91], [92];
decree drawn up by, [93];
his interview with the French ambassador, [95], [96];
astonishment of, [97];
advised to write to Napoleon, ib.;
arrested, [100];
appointed to negotiate with the French ambassador, [103];
his audience with Napoleon, [111];
spirited reply of, [112].
Diamond necklace, affair of the stolen one, i. [351];
mystery relative to it, [354].
Dubarri, Madame, ii. [9–18];
visit of Talleyrand to, [20];
unjustly calumniated, [21];
her great comic powers, [23];
altered life of, [24];
her personal appearance described, [25];
shows Talleyrand over her grounds, [26];
splendid collation of, [27];
her influence over the king, [28];
her beautiful boudoir, [29];
relates anecdotes of her past life, ib.;
her splendid jewels, [32];
plays at bilboquet, ib.;
her melancholy fate, [35].
Duchess, a prosy old one, i. [17].
Du Deffand, Madame, introduction of Talleyrand to, ii. [102];
her benignity of countenance, [104].
Duras, Duke de, sudden alarm excited by, ii. [189].
England and France, desire of Talleyrand for amity between, ii. [181].
Etruria, Queen of, intrigue carried on by, i. [106].
Fénélon, Chevalier de, persuades M. de Talleyrand to join him at the faro-table, ii. [142];
his wonderful success at play, [143];
dissatisfaction of the losers, ib.;
mysterious hint given to, [144];
singular proposition of, ib.;
his uproarious hilarity, [145];
takes Talleyrand home with him, and presses him to play at cards, [147];
his continued success, [148];
his good fortune at length forsakes him, [150];
requests another trial of skill, [151];
refuses to stake an urn, [152];
resolves to try its magic influence, [153];
his desperation on losing it, [155];
the mystery regarding him solved, [158];
his death, [159].
Ferdinand, Don, Prince of the Asturias, i. [81];
ignorance of, [85];
his correspondence with Don Juan D’Escoïquiz, [87].
Feuille Villageoise, a popular journal, established by Talleyrand and his friends, ii. [51].
Flahaut, Count de, marriage of, ii. [132];
his death, ib.;
appearance of his widow, [136];
her faith and devotion, [139].
Fontenelle, death of, ii. [109].
Fouché, intimation given by, to Napoleon, ii. [170].
Fox, Prince Talleyrand’s opinion of, ii. [270].
Fragment, from Prince Talleyrand’s Memoirs, ii. [296].
Geoffrin, Madame, her select circle of friends, i. [106], [109];
mot piquant of, [112].
Georgel, Abbé, his abuse of Cerutti, ii. [53].
Giordoni, Abbé, ii. [58], [59];
his furious looks, [61], [63];
mystery regarding, [65];
strange influence obtained by, [66], [87];
his penetration of character, [67];
solution of the secret, [69];
describes the subtlety of the Jesuits, [70];
bids Cerutti farewell, [72];
delivers a letter to him, [75];
his specious arguments, [86];
assists in the murder of Cesario, [87];
his falsehood and cunning, [88].
Gluck’s Opera of “Alceste,” i. [134].
Godoï, Prince of the Peace, growing power of, i. [87];
proposes to marry Donna Maria-Theresa, [89];
secret agents of, [91];
surveillance exercised by, [97], [98];
public indignation against, [101]; arrested, [102];
committed to prison, [103].
Gouffier, Count Choiseul, the friend of Talleyrand, ii. [48].
Grandt, Madame, account of her visit to Talleyrand, ii. [162];
alarm of, [163];
her great personal attractions, [164];
secret divulged by, [166];
delighted at the success of her petition, [167];
attachment of Talleyrand to, [168];
her inexperience of the world, [169];
her politeness and tact, ib.;
Talleyrand holds his receptions at her house, [170];
married to the Prince, [171];
(see [Talleyrand, Princess].)
Greuzacher Horn, retirement of Madame de Krudener to, ii. [228].
Guard, National, origin of their existence, i. [242];
murder of a, [245].
Guéménée, Princess de, ex-governess to the royal children, i. [313];
extravagance of, [315];
her dress described, [316];
her conversation with Talleyrand, [317].
Guizot, epithet applied to, i. [23].
Guilleminot and Bordesoulle, Lieutenants-General, reasons on which Talleyrand grounded his vote in the affair of, ii. [289].
Helvetius, Madame, fête champêtre given by, i. [301];
fascinations of, ib.
Henri, Commandant, commissioned to watch the Spanish Princes, i. [81].
Henri de Chalais, reply of, ii. [6].
Holbach, Baron, his return to Paris, ii. [97].
Holy Alliance, absurd project of the, ii. [229], [230].
Hôtel de Ville, conflict at the, i. [63].
Hôtel Talleyrand, in the Rue St. Florentin, Paris, i. [1];
silence reigning in the, on the occasion of the last illness of Prince Talleyrand, ii. [233].
Intellect, glorious reign of, in France, ii. [106].
Isabella, Queen of Spain, i. [87].
Jacobins, declamations of the, i. [70].
Jauregui, Don Joaquin, Colonel of Dragoons, i. [90].
Jesuits, subtlety of the, ii. [70];
their wonderful activity, [89].
John, King of France, ransom of, ii. [6].
Jüng Stilling, one of the new illuminé, ii. [217], [218], [224].
Kel, Abbé de, Almoner of the Bastille, opinion of, i. [352].
Krudener, Madame de, soirée given by, ii. [208];
altered appearance of, [212];
her tasteful arrangements, [213];
her gracious reception of M. de Talleyrand, [214];
her costume and manners, [215];
her distinguished guests, [216];
prophecies and denunciations uttered by, [217];
her impressive prayer, and its effect upon her visitors, [219];
under the influence of a pressentiment, [222];
fulfilment of her prophecy, [226];
retires from Paris, [228];
her death, and honours paid to, [229].
Langlois, Père, the preceptor of Talleyrand, i. [182];
his costume described, ib.
Law, power of the, defied, ii. [117].
Leclerc, Madame, the couturière at Paris, i. [340], [342].
Lemercier, play written by, ii. [177], [178].
Linz, château of the Princess de Lorraine, near, ii. [124], [127].
Louis-le-Grand, College of, Talleyrand placed at, i. [182];
some account of his pursuits there, [187].
Louis XIV., policy of, ii. [114];
sage reply of Colbert to, [115];
subjects of debate during his reign, [116].
Louis XV., and Madame de Pompadour, ii. [22];
Manuscript Journal of, [29].
Louis XV., libels published against, ii. [116].
Louis XVI., his aversion to Madame de la Motte, i. [346];
error of, [347].
Louis XVIII., character of, i. [51];
retort of, [357].
Louis XVIII., on the policy and conduct of, ii. [183];
reply of Talleyrand to, [184];
opinion as to his character, [186];
his return to France, in 1814, ib.;
his silence during dinner, [188];
sudden surprise of, [189], [190].
Louis-Philippe, visits Prince Talleyrand in his last illness, ii. [241];
his appearance described, [242];
his condescension, [245].
Luçay, M. de, towers built by, i. [10].
Magnetism, wonderful effects attributed to, i. [42].
Maison de plaisance, choice of a site for one, i. [247].
Mankind, best mode of obtaining a knowledge of, ii. [113].
Maria-Theresa, Donna, her personal attractions, i. [89].
Marie-Antoïnette, defence of, i. [273];
her execution, [274];
lives in splendour, [353].
Marivaux, delightful novels of, i. [10].
Marquis, a fashionable one, i. [159];
remarkable adventure of, [160];
his devotion to Madame de B——, [165];
marries her, [166].
Marquise, the, and the magic phial, i. [139];
disfigurement of, [142];
present to her maid, ib.
Martignac ministry, its dissolution, i. [51], [53].
Marville, Dowager de, fête suggested by, i. [157].
Masserano, Prince de, Spanish Ambassador at Paris, i. [99].
Maury, Abbé, and his audience, i. [295].
Maxims for Seasoning Conversation, ii. [261].
Mayor, provincial, invited to Valençay, i. [26];
his curiosity punished, [31].
Memory, a mysterious thing, i. [154].
Meylau, Chevalier de, remark of, i. [338].
Mirabeau, his high opinion of Talleyrand, i. [222];
persons admitted into his intimacy, [224];
circumstances attending his death, ib.;
his visit to Talleyrand, [225];
complains of indisposition, [226];
his sad forebodings, [227];
speaks of his affairs, [228];
admonitions of, [231];
adjourns to dine at a restaurateur’s, [232];
his strange mirth, [233];
takes a hot bath, [234];
his death, [237];
precious scrap of writing left by him, ib.;
his remark to the physician, [239];
public grief at the decease of, ib.;
secret of his success, ii. [5];
his early history, [54];
funeral oration over, [91].
Molé, Count, and the Prince de Talleyrand, i. [28], [32], [55].
Monti, Abbé, celebrity of his Poems, i. [303];
his conversation with Madame de Stäel, ib.
Montrond, M. de, his letter to Talleyrand, ii. [162], [167];
fond of practical jokes, ib.; [176].
Morellet, Abbé, recommendation of, to his guests, ii. [111].
Necker, Madame, opinion of, i. [299].
New York, beauty of the scenery at, i. [39].
Nun, young and beautiful, i. [201];
relates her history to Talleyrand, [202];
her desire to see the world, [204];
sympathy for, [208].
Officer, young, of Mousquetaires, story of, i. [155].
Orleans, Duchess of, her château at Issy, i. [191];
her private theatricals, [193].
Orleans, Duke of, facts respecting, i. [60];
secret message to, ib.;
proclaimed Lieutenant-General of the Kingdom, [69];
crisis in his life, [71];
persuaded by Talleyrand to accept the crown, [72].
Orquez, Count, attached to the Prince of Asturias, i. [90].
Paris, its occupation by the allied sovereigns, ii. [208].
Peers, Reflections on their Trial, by the Chamber of Peers, ii. [289].
Perigord, Cardinal de, the friend of Petrarch, ii. [6].
Perigord, Cardinal de, uncle to Talleyrand, i. [152].
Perigord, the ci-devant Abbé de, i. [281];
sobriquet of, ib.;
his adventure with a poor woman, [283];
astonishment of, [285];
his humility and gratitude, [286];
his munificent charity, [289];
confidence reposed in, [291];
meeting with, at Versailles, [296];
his good fortune, [297].
Perigords and the Talleyrands, particulars relative to, i. [147].
Pétion, Talleyrand’s opinion of, i. [223].
Petit billet, custom of the, i. [256].
Philidor, the renowned chess-player, ii. [98];
insulted by two officers, [99];
remark of Madame du Deffaud on, [105].
Pin, story of the charmed one, ii. [149].
Pius VII., Pope, absolution granted by, i. [52].
Princes, Spanish, their seizure and confinement at Valençay, i. [74];
carriage which conveyed them thither, [75];
strict watch over, [81];
revenge taken by, [83];
their tutor, Don Antonio, ib.;
secret history of the intrigues, which ended in their seizure and imprisonment, [86];
impressions created by their arrival at Valençay, [115];
attentions paid to them, [116];
their pursuits and amusements, [117];
attend chapel, [118];
alarm of Napoleon relative to, [119].
Provence, Countess de, mistake of, i. [295].
Prussia, King of, attends the soirée of Madame den Krudener, ii. [216], [218], [222];
review of his troops, [227];
obeys the behests of Madame de Krudener, [229].
Racine’s “Phèdre,” performance of, i. [193].
Repartee, readiness at, i. [17].
Revolution in Paris, of July, 1830, i. [48], et seq.
Rheims, Archbishop of, uncle of Talleyrand, i. [221], ii. [26].
Rigaut, Mère, nurse of Talleyrand, i. [175], [176], [179].
Rochecotte, retirement of Prince Talleyrand to, i. [54].
Rohan, Louis de, the Prince Cardinal, credulity of, i. [311], [324];
introduces the Countess de la Motte, to the Princess de Guéménée, [318];
contrast between his two guests, [320].
Rousseau, declaration of, relative to “Orphée,” ii. [111];
surly reply of, [112].
St. Sulpice, Talleyrand placed in the Séminaire of, i. [189], [190], [268];
history of one of the students there, [270].
Sartines, M. de, head of the police, i. [140].
Scheffer, his portrait of Talleyrand, i. [217].
Scotch, customs and usages of the, i. [35].
Sebastiani Marshal, private letters from Prince Talleyrand to, on the affairs of Belgium, ii. [276], [280], [284].
Second Sight, gift of, i. [35];
extraordinary instance of, [39].
Sevigné, Madame de, Memoirs of, ii. [115].
Seze, M. de, miracle explained by, i. [287].
Sièyes, curious story related by Talleyrand respecting, i. [241];
conceives the idea of a national guard, [242];
goes to Versailles, [292].
Staël, Madame de, feeling of Talleyrand towards, i. [299];
adventure that befel her at a party given by Madame Helvetius, [301];
gratitude of Talleyrand towards, ii. [36], [38];
her keen wit, [42];
her interest with Barras, [48].
Stata, Abbé de, librarian of St. Isidore, i. [91].
Suard, Madame, compliment paid to, ii. [109];
apology of, [112].
Talleyrand, Bailli de, his strange meeting with his nephew, i. [175];
takes a last farewell of him, [180].
Talleyrand, Prince de, visit to, i. [3];
interesting scene with his niece, ib.;
his drawing-room described, [4];
interview with, [5];
his mode of life at Valençay, [7];
his conversations on the past, ib.;
favourite residence of, ib.;
etiquette observed towards, ib.;
his noble guests, [15];
plays at cards, ib.;
contrast to him, [16];
witticism of, [21];
his friend, Royer Collard, [23];
his invitation to the Mayor of C——, [25];
plays at billiards, [28];
punishes his guest’s curiosity, [32];
the first story-teller of his day, [34];
remarkable particulars related by, relative to his friend, Beaumetz, [36];
decision of character saves his life, [39];
resolves to quit America and return to France, [40];
his sad remembrances of his friend, [41];
attributes the warning of his danger to magnetism, [42];
his opinion of Cagliostro, [43];
unjust ideas formed of, in England, [48];
his conduct during the Revolution of July, 1830, ib.;
opinions entertained relative to, [49];
unfavourable to the government of Charles X., [51];
his sympathy for the new ministers, [53];
retires to Rochecotte, [54];
his intimates there, [55];
his opinion of M. Thiers, [57];
calumnies heaped upon him, [59];
his secret message to the Duke of Orleans, [60], [67];
his thoughts relative to the Revolution, [62];
his presence of mind, [63];
bon-mot attributed to, [64];
watches the progress of the Revolution, ib.;
efforts of, [65];
his great sagacity, [67];
directs the movements of the new dynasty, [69];
advises the Duke of Orleans to accept the crown, [72];
part played by him, ib.;
his bold speech to Napoleon, [120];
describes his visit to Cagliostro, [122];
goes to the Opera, [134];
and finds the statements of Cagliostro verified, [135];
his astonishment on witnessing the effect of the contents of the magic phial, [139];
his interview with Voltaire, [143];
wins at the faro-table, [151];
writes to his uncle, the Cardinal de Perigord, [152];
relates the history of a young officer of Mousquetaires, [155];
his faithful dog, [169];
childhood and juvenile years of, [170];
abandoned by his mother, ib.;
placed under the care of a nurse, [171];
as is also his infant brother, [172];
carried off from his solitude by his uncle, the Bailli de Talleyrand, [178];
has an excellent preceptor, [181];
allows him afterwards a handsome pension, [182];
his studies at College, [183];
his mother’s visits to him there, [184];
becomes, on the death of his father, the Comte de Talleyrand, [184];
astounding intimation given to, [185];
submits to his fate, [186];
his exercises and amusements at Louis-le-Grand, ib.;
his fellow-students there, [187];
exhibits a high order of intellect, [189];
removed to the Séminaire of St. Sulpice, ib.;
his dull routine of life there, [190];
longs to be present at the private theatricals of the Duchess of Orleans, [192];
scales the walls of the Séminaire, and gets up behind a carriage, [193];
witnesses the performance of Racine’s “Phèdre,” ib.;
his admiration of Mademoiselle Contat, [196], [197];
gets back by dawn of day to the Séminaire, ib.;
romantic adventure of, [198];
is overtaken by a storm, ib.;
his extraordinary interview in the Rue de Vaugirard, [201];
the young nun relates her history to him, [202];
his sympathy towards her, [208];
his sorrow at her sad fate, [212];
fascinating manners of, [215];
portraits of him, [216];
his skill in argument, [219];
his popularity, [220];
an adept in the human heart, [221];
his opinion of Pétion, [223];
receives a visit from Mirabeau, [225];
endeavours to cheer his friend, [227];
his remarkable conversation with him, [229];
Mirabeau dies in his arms, [237];
his story relative to Sièyes, [241];
his choice of a spot to erect a maison de plaisance, [247];
petit billet of the Princess to, [258];
compiles his diplomatic memoirs, [261];
decides not to publish them till forty years after his death, ib., [310];
calumnies against him, [264];
relates various adventures which befel him, [265], [268];
his fellow-students at St. Sulpice, [269];
recounts the story of Eugène de B——, [270];
bequest made to, [276];
amusing anecdotes told by, [281];
his trust in Providence, [288];
his opinion of Madame Necker, [299];
his feelings towards Madame de Staël, [300];
relates an adventure connected with that lady, [301];
his despatches and correspondence, [308];
active part taken by him in public affairs, [310];
his tact and circumspection, [311];
visits the Princess de Guéménée, ib.;
his conversation with her, [317];
narrates the history of the Countess de la Motte, [325];
his opinion relative to the affair of the diamond necklace, [351];
motives which had actuated his conduct, ii. [2];
dictum respecting, [3];
unjustly accused of participating in the murder of the Duc D’Enghien, ib.;
political career of, [7];
his remarks on society, [9];
advice given him by his uncle, [10];
his remarkable carriage-drive with the Duke D’Aiguillon, [13];
astonishment of, [15];
conveyed, to Luciennes, [18];
apologies made by, [19];
relates his visit to Madame Dubarri, [20];
kindness of his female friends, [36], [121];
his description of Madame de la Bouchardie, [37];
justifies his conduct, [41];
eloquent appeal of Chénier in his behalf, [43];
visits Chénier, on his return from exile, [44];
his cordial welcome from Madame de la Bouchardie and Madame de Staël, [45];
privateer equipped by, [48];
his reply to the letter of Pope Benedict XIV., [49];
establishes a journal in conjunction with the Abbé Cerutti, [50];
his addresses to the people, [51];
relates the history of his friend Cerutti, [54];
enters upon a new era in his life, [92];
murmurs not at his change of station, [93];
his recollections of the past, [94];
his début in the world of fashion, at the house of Madame de Brignolé, on leaving the Séminaire, [95];
his appearance described, ib.;
makes the acquaintance of the Chevalier de Boufflers, [97];
converses with Philidor, [98];
his coolness under insult, [100];
witty retort of, [101];
introduced to Madame du Deffand, [102];
his cordial reception by that lady, [104];
judgment pronounced on, by a blind woman, [105];
describes the period preceding the Revolution, [107];
regrets the loss of the art of conversation, [108];
his anecdotes of various literary réunions at Paris, [109];
beautiful and original thoughts of, [113];
a peep into the interior of his boudoir, [119];
his friendship for the Countess de Brionne, [123];
his letter to her, [124];
repairs to her château, near Linz, [125];
his epistle returned, [127];
assists at the Congress of Vienna, [128];
his second appeal to Madame de Brionne, ib.;
his melancholy visit to her, [129];
touching episode in his life, [130];
anonymous epistle received by, [133];
his confidante, Madame Champion, ib.;
proceeds to Paris at the advice of his unknown friend, [134];
endeavours to discover his benefactor, [135];
obtains a clue to the mystery, [137];
visits the lady in question, [138];
particulars regarding his marriage, [140];
beauty of his wife, [141];
joins the Chevalier de Fénélon at the faro-table, [142];
and finds him a troublesome companion, [145];
goes home with him, [146];
and loses at cards, [147];
stakes his watch and other valuables, [148];
the tide turns in his favour, and he wins every game, [150];
is pressed to play again, [151];
chooses a tea-urn, [152];
wins it, [154];
his extraordinary discovery with regard to it, [158];
his indignation at the conduct of Fénélon, [159];
is visited by Madame Grandt, [162];
his embarrassment on the occasion, [163], [165];
becomes passionately attached to her, [168], [169];
receives a severe reproof from Napoleon, [170];
his reply, [171];
marries Madame Grandt, ib.;
irreproachable conduct of his wife, [172];
allows her a separate establishment, [173];
his lively temperament, [180];
desirous of amity between England and France, [181];
his remarks on the conduct and policy of Louis XVIII., [183];
his reply to that monarch, [184];
his opinion of his character, [186];
dines with him at Compiègne, [187];
diner diplomatique given by, [194];
rectifies an important omission, [196];
manners and bearing of his distinguished visitor, [199];
his alarm and horror, [203];
deliverance of, [204];
death of his guest, [205];
goes to a soirée at Madame de Krudener’s, [210];
describes his flattering reception, [213];
meets with an old friend, [216];
listens to the prayer and prophecies of the seeress, [219], [223];
his feelings on leaving the soirée, [224];
remarkable revelation made to him by his friend, Bergasse, [225];
illness of, [232];
his domestic establishment, [234];
his servant, Courtiade, warmly attached to him, [235];
preparations for his farewell-audience of Louis-Philippe, [237];
the last act of his existence, his retractation, [239];
report relative to this step, [240];
disinterested conduct of, ib.;
falls into a lethargic slumber, [241];
Louis-Philippe and Madame Adelaide visit him, ib.;
contrast in his appearance to that of the king, [242];
his conversation with him, ib., [243];
symptoms of his approaching dissolution, [246];
his friends assembled on the occasion, [247];
account of his last moments, [249];
his death, [251];
prayers of his domestics for him, [252];
vault prepared for his remains at Valençay, [253];
his body conveyed from Paris at midnight, [254];
curious incident that occurred on the occasion, [255];
arrival of the hearse at Valençay, ib.;
his coffin deposited in the family vault, [257];
last homage to, [258];
his maxims for seasoning conversation, [261];
his passion for Madame de Talleyrand, [263];
his opinion of Fox, [270];
his private letters to Marshal Sebastiani on the affairs of Belgium, [276], [280], [284];
reasons on which he grounded his vote, in the affair of Lieutenants-General Guilleminot and Bordesoulle, [289];
fragments from his Memoirs, [296];
his letter to William IV., on being appointed ambassador from France, [306];
his opinion on the plan of law relative to journals and periodical publications, [307];
on ecclesiastical property, [317];
extracts from his speech on ecclesiastical reform, [322];
his opinion on banks, and finance, [326].
Talleyrand, Princess de, fascinations of, i. [80];
inquiry of, [3];
dismay of, [84];
particulars relative to, [248];
an eccentric person, [250];
haughty behaviour of, [253];
her adventure with the postmaster, [255];
petit billet of, [258];
her irreproachable conduct, ii. [172];
anecdote of, [173];
separate establishment of, ib.;
her devotion to the interests of the prince, [174];
annoyances caused by, [175];
ridicule of, [176];
naïveté uttered by, [177];
passion of the Prince for, [263].
Tea-urn, story of the mysterious one, ii. [152].
Thiers, M., his stay at Rochecotte, i. [56];
conspires against the government of Charles X., ib.;
light in which Talleyrand viewed him, [57].
Valençay, château of, invitation given by Prince Talleyrand to, i. [5];
his mode of life there, [7];
the favourite residence of the Prince, ib.;
one of the favoured spots upon earth, [8];
a noble and stately residence, [9];
grand approaches to, ib.;
the towers described, [10];
arrival at, [11];
beautiful view from, ib.;
etiquette observed at, [13];
society at, [15];
the visitors at, [24];
story of the Mr. of C——, [25];
enlivening conversation at, [34];
beauties of the place, [45];
seizure and confinement of the Spanish Princes at, [74];
carriage which conveyed them thither, [75];
impressions created by their arrival, [115];
attentions paid to them, [116];
their amusements and pursuits, [117];
attentions of the Princess at, [249];
grand dinner-party at, [252];
picture-gallery at, [309];
feelings on beholding the spot, ii. [233];
vault prepared at, to receive the remains of Prince Talleyrand, [253];
arrival there of the hearse, [255];
cheerful aspect of the little town of, [256];
funeral of the Prince at, [257].
Valois, Count de St. Remy de, particulars relative to, i. [326];
his death, [330];
refusal to inter his remains, [331].
Versailles, festival at, i. [293];
members of the Tiers Etat at, ib.;
court beauties at, [294].
Voltaire, interview of the Prince de Talleyrand with, i. [143];
his personal appearance, [144];
room in which he received his visitors, [145];
eloquent discourse of, [146], [148];
his expressive features, [149].
Wars between nations, remarks on, ii. [181].
William IV., letter from Prince Talleyrand to, on his being appointed ambassador from France, ii. [306].
Witticism of Talleyrand, i. [21].
Yolande, an infant, her tomb disturbed, ii. [254];
placed in the same vault with Prince Talleyrand, [257].

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