Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence, Vol. 1
CHAPTER XI
The Preparation of the Memoirs--Aid Rendered by Family and Friends--The Judgment--Beaumarchais _blâme_--Enters the Secret Service of the King--Gudin Relates the Circumstances of the Meeting between the Civilly Degraded Man and Her Who Became His Third Wife--The Père Caron’s Third Marriage 235