de  Guemenee,  and  to  M.  de  Eohan  ;  it  is  one  of  them  :


THE  QUEEN'S  NECKLACE.  H3

but  the  shield  is  not  quartered — it  is  therefore  the  cardi-
nal. Ah  !  Monsieur  de  Rohan,  the  man  of  gallantry,  the
fine  gentleman,  and  the  ambitious  one ;  he  will  come  to
see  Jeanne  de  la  Motte,  if  it  be  agreeable  to  her.  Oh,
yes  !  M.  de  Eohan,  it  is  very  agreeable.  A  charitable
lady  who  gives  a  hundred  louis  may  be  received  in  a  gar-
ret, freeze  in  my  cold  room,  and  suffer  on  my  hard  chair  ;
but  a  clerical  prince,  a  lady's  man,  that  is  quite  another
thing.  We  must  have  luxury  to  greet  him."

Then,  turning  to  Clotilde,  who  was  getting  her  bed
ready,  she  said  :  ' '  Be  sure  to  call  me  early  to-morrow
morning  ; "  and  when  she  did  retire  to  rest,  so  absorbed
was  she  in  her  expectations  and  plans,  that  it  was  nearly
three  o'clock  before  she  fell  cisleep  ;  nevertheless,  she  was
quite  ready  when  Dame  Clotilde  called  her  according  to
her  directions  early  in  the  morning,  and  had  finished  her
toilet  by  eight  o'clock,  although  this  day  it  consisted  of
an  elegant  silk  dress,  and  her  hair  was  elaborately  dressed.
She  sent  Clotilde  for  a  coach,  and  ordered  the  man  to
drive  to  the  Place  Royale,  where,  under  one  of  the  ar-
cades, was  the  shop  of  M.  Fingret,  an  upholsterer  and
decorator,  and  who  had  furniture  always  ready  for  sale  or
hire.
