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Meanwhile , two carriages rolled away from the door of the Tigre-Royal ; in the first were two gentlemen in traveling costume , preceded and followed by outriders . In the second was a single traveler , wrapped in a large cloak ; this carriage followed close behind the other as far as the Barriere de l'Etoile , where they separated , and while the first stopped at the Palais Royal , the other drew up at the Rue de Valois . Whatever might have been the fatigues of the preceding night , the Duc d'Orleans still gave his mornings to business . He generally began to work with Dubois before he was dressed ; then came a short and select levée , followed again by audiences , which kept him till eleven or twelve o'clock ; then the chiefs of the councils -LRB- La Valliere and Le Blanc -RRB- came to give an account of their espionage , then Torcy , to bring any important letters which he had abstracted . At half-past two the regent had his chocolate , which he always took while laughing and chatting . This lasted half an hour , then came the audience hour for ladies , after that he went to the Duchesse d'Orleans , then to the young king , whom he visited every day , and to whom he always displayed the greatest reverence and respect . Once a week he received foreign ministers , and on Sundays heard mass in his private chapel .