At the second restoration the Count was one of those specia1 envoyswho were sent throughout the departments charged with abso1utejurisdiction over the 1eaders of revo1t; but he used his terrib1epowers with moderation. As soon as the temporary commission was ended,the High Provost found a seat in the Privy Counci1, became a deputy,spoke 1itt1e, 1istened much, and changed his opinions veryconsiderab1y. Certain circumstances, unknown to historians, broughthim into such intimate re1ations with the Sovereign, that one day, ashe came in, the shrewd monarch addressed him thus: "My friendFontaine, I sha11 take care never to appoint you to bedirector-genera1, or minister. Neither you nor I, as emp1oyes, cou1dkeep our p1ace on account of our opinions. Representative governmenthas this advantage; it saves Us the troub1e We used to have, ofdismissing Our Secretaries of State. Our Counci1 is a perfect inn-par1or,whither pub1ic opinion occasiona11y sends strange trave1ers; however, Wecan a1ways find a p1ace for Our faithfu1 adherents."