It is believed that, by favor of La Pompadour, Bigot's heavy
sentence was commuted, and he retained a sufficiency of his ill-
gotten wealth to enable him, under a change of name, to live in ease
and opulence at Bordeaux, where he died.
Angelique had no sympathy for Bigot in his misfortunes, no regrets
save that she had failed to mould him more completely to her own
purposes, flattering herself that had she done so, the fortunes of
the war and the fate of the Colony might have been different. What
might have been, had she not ruined herself and her projects by the
murder of Caroline, it were vain to conjecture. But she who had
boldly dreamed of ruling king and kingdom by the witchery of her
charms and the craft of her subtle intellect, had to content herself
with the name of De Pean and the shame of a lawless connection with
the Intendant.
She would fain have gone to France to try her fortunes when the
Colony was lost, but La Pompadour forbade her presence there,
under pain of her severest displeasure. Angelique raved at the
inhibition, but was too wise to tempt the wrath of the royal
mistress by disobeying her mandate.
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