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your Majesty , I can ask no better , ' I said fervently ; and I knelt to kiss the beautiful hand which Anne of Austria extended to me in token of pardon . ` It is understood , then , ' said she , in a gracious though languid way , as if weary of the subject , ` that your Majesty undertakes that Madame becomes more prudent in the future , and puts her benevolence under the rule of our good father , who will never let her go beyond what is wise in the bounds of a young woman 's discretion . ' It might be hard to believe that I had been indiscreet , but the grand stately self-possession of that Spanish lady , and the evident gratification of my mother and Queen Henrietta , quite overpowered me into feeling like a criminal received to mercy , and I returned thanks with all the genuine humility they could desire ; after which the regent overpowered my mother with wonder at her graciousness by inquiring a day for him to kiss the King 's hand in the Tuileries gardens . By this time her breakfast was being brought in -LRB- it was about one o'clock -RRB- , and Queen Henrietta carried us off without waiting for the ceremony of the breakfast , or of the toilet , which began with the little King presenting his mother with her chemise , with a tender kiss . Mademoiselle remained , and so did Father Vincent , whom the regent was wont to consult at her breakfast , both on matters of charity and of Church patronage . My mother was delighted that I had come off so well ; she only regretted my being put under Father Vincent , who would , she feared , render me too devout . The next afternoon , which was Sunday , we went , all except my brother and sister , who had what my mother called Puritan notions as to Sunday , to see royalty walk in the Tuileries gardens .