“The cardinal having expired,” says Brienne, “the king entered his garde-robe, leaning on the shoulder of Marshal de Grammont, embraced the Marshal, saying, ‘Marshal, we have just lost a good friend,’ and wept; the marshal sobbed out in reply—he could do no less—‘Truly, yes sire.’” […] Louis XIV. having observed it, invited him to a tête-à-tête in his garde-robe, barred the door, so frightened him that his passion oozed away in a maudlin fit of tears, (“car j’avais,” says he “les yeux et le cerveau fort humides,”) and had Mademoiselle La Vallière painted as Diana, with poor Brienne in the background as Actæon.
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The north and south sides of the court are of the middle of that period; the former has three large porches with rooms over them; the latter have a range of garde-robes of the earlier date.
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The monastic buildings all lie in this same direction, and were of considerable extent, the principal portions being the monks’ day-room, down the centre of which ran a row of pillars; and the kitchen, which, according to some antiquarians, was the garde-robe of the Abbey.
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The garde-robes of the castle are numerous, and placed in the most private and yet convenient situations.
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