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“He has so much martial dignity in his deportment,” observed Benjamin Rush, “that there is not a king in Europe but would look like a valet de chambre by his side.”

He had been valet de chambre to some gentleman or nobleman, who gave him a large sum of money on his marrying the lady.

The first step was to engage the help of Lebel, the king's valet de chambre.

Why, John has been a rover to be sure; but now he's settled, since I've made him my valet de chambre.

A few minutes before his last breath he took the hand of Morand, his valet de chambre, who was watching by him, pressed it, and said: "Adieu, my dear Morand, I am gone."