CHAPTER XXIII.

1684. A NEW ENTERPRISE. La Salle at Court: his Proposals.--Occupation of Louisiana.--Invasion of Mexico.--Royal Favor.--Preparation.--A Divided Command.--Beaujeu and La Salle.--Mental Condition of La Salle: his Farewell to his Mother. When La Salle reached Paris, he went to his old lodgings in Rue de la Truanderie, and, it is likely enough, thought for an instant of the adventures and vicissitudes he had passed since he occupied them before. Another ordeal awaited him. He must confront, not pain…