[220] Ibid., I. p. 262.
[221] Ibid., I. p. 263.
[222] Ibid., I. p. 262.
[223] Ste. Beuve, "Causeries du lundi," XII. and XIV.
[224] Journal (Rathery), I. pp. 240-41.
[225] Ibid., I. p. 260.
[226] At this time Portugal, completely dominated by English influence, was a thorn in the side of the Bourbon powers. Cf. "Considérations," p. 89 (1764) and p. 78 (1784).
[227] Journal (Rathery), I. p. 264.
[228] See pp. 43, 72. Cf. also Journal (Rathery), I. p. 208, where he speaks of himself as the poorest man in the Council. We know that in preparing for this embassy, d'Argenson spent considerable sums (cf. Journal, Rathery, IV. p. 81), and that the primary cause of his delay in setting out was the refusal of Fleury to indemnify him. See Journal (Rathery), I. p. 310: see also Journal (édit. Jannet), IV. p. 348.
[229] Journal (Rathery), I. p. 268.