"Those gentry know little or nothing of the French, and of the way to govern them," had been the remark of Louis XIV.

on reading the schemes of Fenelon, the Duke of Beauvilliers, and St.Simon.

The Parliament applauded the formation of the six councils of foreign affairs, of finance, of war, of the marine, of home or the interior, of conscience or ecclesiastical affairs; the Regent was intrusted with the free disposal of graces.

"I want to be free for good," said he, adroitly repeating a phrase from Telemaque, "I consent to have my hands tied for evil." The victory was complete.

Not a shred remained of Louis XIV.'s will.
The Duke of Maine, confounded and humiliated, retired to his Castle of Sceaux, there to endure the reproaches of his wife.