[230] Ibid., I. p. 284.
[231] Ibid., I. p. 291.
[232] Ibid., I. p. 301.
[233] Cf. p. 79. "We should be happy——."
[234] Journal (Rathery), II. p. 35.
[235] Ibid., II. p. 73.
[236] Ibid., II. p. 107. March 10, 1739.
[237] Journal (Rathery), II. p. 185. 1 July, 1739. It was on this very day that d'Argenson received an order from Amelot, the Foreign Minister, to dismiss the train which he had engaged for the Portuguese embassy; and it is evident that his forbearance breaks down at last.
[238] Ibid., II. p. 142.
[239] The Journal at this period is one long and often luminous survey of the events of the time. In Appendix C. reference is given to the more important passages under the several departments to which they refer.