CHAPTER III.

Second Hypothesis--First Feelings of Anne of Austria towards Louis XIII.--Joy which she experienced on arriving in France--First Impressions of Louis XIII.--His Aversion to Spain--His Dislike to Marriage--Austerity of his Manners--His persistent Coldness--Means adopted to induce him to consummate the Marriage--Political Position of Anne of Austria--Louis XIII. and Richelieu--Watch kept by the Minister over the Queen--The King’s Illness at Lyons 31