FORE:On the night fixed upon the party, consisting of the Queen, the Comtes and Comtesses de Provence and d��Artois and some ladies and gentlemen of their households, started at three in the morning for Meudon, where a banquet was prepared, after which they went out on the terraces to see the sun rise. It was a lovely night, lamps were scattered about the gardens, guards were posted everywhere, the Queen��s ladies followed her closely. There was a splendid sun rise and all passed off well; but a few days afterwards came out an infamous libel called ��l��Aurore,�� containing accusations and statements so atrocious that the King, taking it to the Queen, said��In 1768, a year after the birth of her youngest girl, she had another boy, and at the same time was dangerously ill of small-pox. The Duke, in terror for her life, would not allow her to be told what was [183] the matter, and even insisted on the children all being admitted to her room, for fear of arousing her suspicions and alarming her. However, she recovered and none of them took it. The baby lived and for some time appeared quite well; though after a few months it began to fade, and soon died of consumption.