SCANDAL

More than anything else this departure has caused an outcry because she has taken with her diamonds which are of considerable value and which ought to have formed part of her husband’s estate; her silver and jewels; in short, anything she could. And they say she has left behind nearly 50,000 livres of debt. It is complete bankruptcy.

(Letter CLXXV, Madame de Volanges to Madame de Rosemonde)