garde-robe

— “The cardinal having expired,” says Brienne, “the king entered his garde-robe, leaning on the shoulder of Marshal de Grammont, embraced the Marshal, saying, ‘Marshal, we have just lost a good friend,’ and wept; the marshal sobbed out in reply—he could do no less—‘Truly, yes sire.’” […] Louis XIV. having observed it, invited him to a tête-à-tête in his garde-robe, barred the door, so frightened him that his passion oozed away in a maudlin fit of tears, (“car j’avais,” says he “les yeux et le cerveau fort humides,”) and had Mademoiselle La Vallière painted as Diana, with poor Brienne in the background as Actæon.