One of them, the Right Reverend Bishop of ----, the Marechale's uncle, had the patronage of benefices, and, it was said, could refuse nothing to his niece.
L’un d’eux, monseigneur l’évêque de ***, oncle de la maréchale, avait la feuille des bénéfices et, disait-on, ne savait rien refuser à sa nièce.