It was the day before the first payment was due, and M. de Calonne had so much to do, that he had forgotten his promise. The queen had up to this time waited patiently, relying on his word; she now, however, was beginning to grow uneasy, when she received the following note:
"This evening the business with which your majesty has charged me will be settled by the Council; the money will be with the queen to-morrow evening."
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