Intellect, glorious reign of, in France, ii. 106.
Jauregui, Don Joaquin, Colonel of Dragoons, i. 90.
Jesuits, subtlety of the, ii. 70; their wonderful activity, 89.
Jüng Stilling, one of the new _illuminé_, ii. 217, 218, 224.
Kel, Abbé de, Almoner of the Bastille, opinion of, i. 352.
Krudener, Madame de, _soirée_ given by, ii. 208; altered appearance of, 212; her tasteful arrangements, 213; her gracious reception of M. de Talleyrand, 214; her costume and manners, 215; her distinguished guests, 216; prophecies and denunciations uttered by, 217; her impressive prayer, and its effect upon her visitors, 219; under the influence of a _pressentiment_, 222; fulfilment of her prophecy, 226; retires from Paris, 228; her death, and honours paid to, 229.
Langlois, Père, the preceptor of Talleyrand, i. 182; his costume described, _ib._
Leclerc, Madame, the _couturière_ at Paris, i. 340, 342.
Lemercier, play written by, ii. 177, 178.
Linz, château of the Princess de Lorraine, near, ii. 124, 127.
Louis-le-Grand, College of, Talleyrand placed at, i. 182; some account of his pursuits there, 187.
Louis XIV., policy of, ii. 114; sage reply of Colbert to, 115; subjects of debate during his reign, 116.
Louis XV., and Madame de Pompadour, ii. 22; Manuscript Journal of, 29.
Louis XV., libels published against, ii. 116.
Louis XVI., his aversion to Madame de la Motte, i. 346; error of, 347.
Louis XVIII., character of, i. 51; retort of, 357.
Louis XVIII., on the policy and conduct of, ii. 183; reply of Talleyrand to, 184; opinion as to his character, 186; his return to France, in 1814, _ib._; his silence during dinner, 188; sudden surprise of, 189, 190.
Louis-Philippe, visits Prince Talleyrand in his last illness, ii. 241; his appearance described, 242; his condescension, 245.
Magnetism, wonderful effects attributed to, i. 42.
Maison de plaisance, choice of a site for one, i. 247.
Mankind, best mode of obtaining a knowledge of, ii. 113.
Maria-Theresa, Donna, her personal attractions, i. 89.
Marie-Antoïnette, defence of, i. 273; her execution, 274; lives in splendour, 353.
Marquis, a fashionable one, i. 159; remarkable adventure of, 160; his devotion to Madame de B——, 165; marries her, 166.
Marquise, the, and the magic phial, i. 139; disfigurement of, 142; present to her maid, _ib._