CHAPTER XVIII.. [1] Joseph to Marie Antoinette, Date September 9th, 1783.--_marie

Joseph to Marie Antoinette, date September 9th, 1783.--Marie Antoinette, Joseph II., and Leopold II., p.30, which, to save such a lengthened reference, will hereafter be referred to as "Arneth."

She was again expecting a confinement; but, as had happened between the birth of Madame Royale and that of the dauphin, an accident disappointed her hope, and her third child was not born till 1785.

Date September 29th, 1783, Arneth, p. 35.

Ministre de la maison du roi.

Arneth, p. 38.