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So I power read through the rest of Trianon this morning, and I have to say that I really liked it. It was rather refreshing to see a portrayal of Louis that wasn't all "Oh he was weak and fat and useless". He was constantly talking about wanting to protect Antoinette and keep her safe from the evil things in the world, even from the moment he first saw her. (Which in itself was kind of hilarious because Aunt Adelaide apparently still insisted on calling him Berry even though, as he said, he'd been dauphin for over five years. I was much amused) I loved that they acknowledged all the children too, and how the book was split up into the points of view of several different people, which was what made up different chapters.
So here's a quote from it, and I'll likely use quotes from it again in the future, once I read through it a second time more slowly. They were talking about people accusing her of having a jewel encrusted room, and Louis said it may have stemmed from a theatre prop back in the time of DuBarry.
"Oh I do remember," she said. "But how could they connect it with Trianon?"
He looked at her, his sad, sweet eyes full of a tenderness that was reserved for her alone. "I do not know, my dear. All I can say is that the pamphleteers have been busy."
She buried her face in his shoulder; she felt the strange trembling coming on, from which she had suffered as a child, but lately began to experience more frequently. Only in her husband's arms could she regain her self-control. "But what have I done to them that they should hate me so?"