The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-26

execute. even when he lacked everything. tho
most difficult mauHuvres. II was for this he
was so admired in Spain and so regretted (be-
cause so thwartedl in Italy. where he foresaw
the enemy's advance and Marsin stopped his
army. His plans. whether In matters OF war
or In those OF the state. were judicious and
firm 1t was surprising the detail with which
he took in all questions without confusion
and saw the advantages and disadvantages OF
the courses that presented themselves also
the c!earuess with which he could exhibit them
to others: in short. the infinite variety aud
accuracy OF his knowledge. without ever put
ting IL on exhibition. or having. in truth. a
better opinion Of himself" In short. II we
could believe Saint-Simon, we should have to
deem the Regent Orleans the greatest Bourbon
that ever lived as great a statesman as Henri
Nv. and as great q warrior as Condo.
There was. Of course. another side OF his
character. But for his vices and excuses
Saint-Simon lays the blame upon his tutor. the
notorious Able Dubois. who eventually be-
came so great a parsonage that he is depicted
In detail. The Able Dubois was a thin,
sorry-looking little man with a blond wig and
a weasel face that was clever. but full Of what.
in vulgar French is called sdC7'e tcussednessI.
but cannot otherwise he expressed. All the
Vices fought within him for mastery. They
kept VI a constant uproar and conflict among
tDeIDbelNeS. hNdTlCe. OeDhucnPTy, dWDlJlOn
were his gods; treachery. f~attery. ~servility his
means: utter impiety the rest; the opinion
that integrity and honesty were mere shams
with which people adorn themselves. having
no reality In their lives. his principle
consequently. all means to his ends
were. to his mind. good. He excelled
In base intrlgues: in fact he lived in them. and
could not do without them: but always for
some object. to which all his proceedings
tended. with a patience which never ceased
until he obtained success. or the reiterated
demonstration that success could never be Oh
tanned. unless. indeed. while cropping thus In
the depths and darkness he CHANGED on a CLEAN
of light in some other mine. He passed his
life In %sapping. The boldest lying was second
nature in him. and he did 1t with a simple. up
right. sincere and often derrccating air. He
could have talked with grace and facility If. in
his desire to penetrate others. the fear OF adj
vancing more than he wished had not
accustomed him to a fictitious stammPr-
ing which was disagreeable. and be-
came, when much increased by the
Importance OF a topic. absolutely intol-
cradle. and. sometimes, uninteiigible. Other
wise. his conversation would have been nRree-
able. He had mind. some knowledge OF letters.
history and books; much knowledge Of the
world and the great desire to please and insin-
uate himself. But all this was spoiIt by the
fume Of falseness. which issued. in spite of him
aelf. through the pores of his skin. dcadening
even his gayety. 1t became known.a AS soon as
he dared cease to restrain himself. how selfish,
debauched. inconsistent. essentially ignorant,
passionate. disappearing and crazy he was:
and how no openly despised his master. the
State and society without exception. ia order
to sacrifice them all to himself. to his iniiu-
ann. bs novor his oraotnes. Mo ayario. hio
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