The sun., 1893-11-05

tho only influence which thoy directly cxer-
cised. Nine. du DefTand had no aim. and can
not he said to have effected anything. She
succeeded. however. In making her house the
resort Of oil the distinguished foreigners who
visited France. When tho reforming and phi
losophical sovereign. Joseph H.. the brother
OF Marie Antoinette. came to Paris In 1TI7 he
was careful to visit Nine. du Deirand. her
prestige. however. declined under the reign OF
Louis WI. Tho times were altered The
power OF the philosophers had progressed.
and no longer sought the patronage Of mar
row circles: their spirit had become that OF the
whole nation.
It is pointed out by the author OF these vol
umes that fiction has seldom brought in con-
tact two beings in nature SO dissimilar as were
those OF Nine. du Defrand and of Mile do
Lespinasse. The blindness and other inflrmi-
ties of the former lady had rendered 1t ncces-
sary for her to have a COMPANION. and she
took Mile. de Lcspinasse for the purpose.
The young girls history was a pathetic one.
She had in reality no claim to the name she
bore. being tho illegtimate daughter OF Mme.
d'Albon. a married lady Of high rank. She was
brought UP in convent. under tho name OF
Lespinasse. and when she was Of age was
placed as a governess in the family OF her
mother. The affection which Nine. d'Albon
could only show her in secret supported her
for some time under her trials. But her
mother died and the nroofs Of her birth.
which Ind leen beouonthed 70 her wore os
we'll as largo sum of monev wrested from
Julie do Iespinasse nv her relatiyes n was
then that she met Nine du DofTap nd and nc
cepted her PROPOSAL OF residing with her as
dem moisele de compagnie 1t was not to be
expected that the cold and selfish Nine. du
Defrand would trent her young attendant with
much kindness. She mads her sleep during
the davtime md sit m NIL nl-bt In order
to read aloud to her This unnatural mode OF
life impaired the health of her Young attend
ant. The chief consoiotion which tho latter
found in her mol,ncholy position was the
friondship OF D'Alem bert. who WAS himself as
W. havs said the iIIocitimats son Of Mno- do
Tencin She also derived mucb qualification
from, intor.oursa with tho soIsct cnmnonv
which mat at Nina. din Dofrond,s bouse The
instonto,oous imnresaion r,ode on bar wind
NV whataver 1vos .rcellon+ rs,Lernd ber ax-
tremo,v seduciny to mon Of talent She
nI.oeed NOT mer.,v nv bor own nerson., ot
fractions copsiderabIe as those were hut stiIl
mora hv the eviIent deIirht she receivad from
tho VIII and o,oonanco ~ thosa to whom sba
listene1 In order NOT to excite ths jealousy NJ
their hoste.s the visitor. Of Nine. din D.frand
avoihed vbiIo in hor nr.s.nco t,k,,c too
mucb no,ico Of her youn1 attenlent but used
70 nrocoad socrotIy n b,r roon, about nm bour
hat,re tina usual ,ima n, colIiny For long
time Nina du Dere nd -emninsL urconscious
of tbesa c,-crust,rcos Whon she NJ lonytb
l.ornad of th.u har furv vos unhounded nnd
she announced the int.ntion of dismi.sinr
Mile de Iesninusso immediatolv The voupo
woman sesiry b.reeIf +hrown nm, tho uor,L
withont n homa wasd driven n Gosnairnnd swoI.
s,v.d bor from IN. conseouspces n, tbo nor
hut her health. already much impaired, never
rscovored th. sbock and as soon no sbo was
ahIe to leavo IN. bouse of Nina din Ucrond tho
tro nortad Thoir sanor,tio, ,oitotad tba
Who'll. Partisan world and nfter vainIy ait.mut
ING to efrect n reconcilia tion tLe societv NJ
Nine. du Deffand split into two hostile parties
that filed tho town with bitter rccriminations.
The Marechnle de Luxembourg furnished the
apartment taken by Mile. de Lespinasse and
the old President Henault offered to marry
her proposal which she declined. The Duke OF
Choseul. owing to the cxertions Of hcr friends
procured her a pension on the Kings privy
purse and Nine. Geotlrin. with unosten tatious
benevolence. made her yearly allowance
Mile. de Lesplnasse. being thus placed above
want. soon gathered around her choice liter
erary circle. II new Academy had been
sensation in French society Though consist
ing chiefly OF tho same guests who had
formerly ircluehted Mme du Deiland's salon.
the coterle OF Mile. dc Lespnasse took quite
different tone. Ideas oil reform and the doc
trines OF political economy were then begin
ming to excite and divide the French public
mind. Mile Dc Lespinasse sided with tho econ
omists and philosophic reformers Turgot.
the future Minister OF state Morellet. Diderot.
pAlembert' Marmortel. Chasteilux and Saint
Lambert were her constant guests, and made
her house the central point whence they dis
seminated their doctrines In financial. politi-
cal. and literary matters al! the foreigners
OF distinction also visited Mile. dc Lespinasse.
and it was subject OF some Jealousy between
her and Nine du Deiiand rs to which OF tho
two should have most Englishmen.
The accounts left OF the society Of Mile. do
Jespinasse represent her house ma one of tho