ONE:But as the Noailles were known to have possessed the estate and castle bearing their name in the twelfth century, and that in 1593 the Seigneur de Noailles was also Comte d��Ayen, and of much more consequence than the Montmorin, this spiteful fabrication fell to the ground.��I saw for myself personally a future darker than it proved to be; I felt that party spirit and the misfortune of having been attached to the house of Orl��ans would expose me to all kinds of calumnies and persecutions; I resigned myself in submission to Providence, for I knew that I deserved it, because if I had kept my promise to my friend, Mme. de Custine, if I had done my duty and remained with my second mother, Mme. de Puisieux, instead of entering the Palais Royal, or if, at the death of the Mar��chale d��Etr��e, I had left Belle Chasse as my husband wished, no emigr��e could have been more peaceful and happy than I in foreign countries; with the general popularity of my books, my literary reputation, and the social talents I possessed.��