Wealthy widow meant to sponsor Ponceludon but cheats at a wit game with her lover. He spares her reputation, and her husband certifies his lineage. She sleeps with Ponceludon for favors, orchestrates a scene to expose him to Mathilde, and later plots revenge by inviting him to a ridicule-inducing costume ball.
Direct antagonists competing for influence and attention within the hollow Versailles court.
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