Excerpt from The Secret Correspondence of Madame De Maintenon, With the Princess Des Ursins, Vol. 2 of 3: From the Original Manuscripts in the Possession of the Duke De Choiseul; Translated From the French You would be very unjust, if you thought you had reason to complain of Marshal de Villeroi and I am bound to tell you, that in every thing which has occurred, he has shown all the esteem, friendship, and courage necessary to serve and uphold his friends, the distance in this respect is as unpleasant as in others; were it otherwise, we should see our way clear at once, whereas vo lumes are written without our understanding each other. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.