Although she disliked and distrusted him instinctively, she was inclined to acquit him of the particular motive which she had at first attributed to him.
She did not want to trust him; she considered him to be sketchy.
Designed by Louis le Vau in 1668 to harmonize with the Louvre across the river, the Institut began as a school for the sons of provincial gentry, financed by a legacy of Cardinal Mazarin.