In his view he had raised her to the highest position which a subject could occupy.

Now he was weary of her, and it was her duty to retire with resignation, nay, even with gratitude for past favours.

She should have a pension, and the children should be cared for.

What could a reasonable woman ask for more?
And then his motives for discarding her were so excellent.

He turned them over in his mind as he knelt listening to the Archbishop of Paris reciting the Mass, and the more he thought, the more he approved.