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BG.769.011
13 Mar 1769:41 (728)
Anecdote of Lewis XIII.; King of France. There was a grand
masquerade ball held at Paris in the reign of the above weak
monarch, who notwithstanding his dress was discovered by two
young gentlemen, walking in the ball room with his arm round
the waist of one of his mistresses. The gentlemen soon came
close up to his Majesty, when one of them complained of the
heat of the room, and made a motion to the other for them to
adjourn to the King's Arms. No (replied he) that will not
do, the King's Arms is full; but if you think proper we will
retire to the King's Head, for that is quite empty.
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