Theabbediedwhenorthodoxythusexpiredinthediocese。
In1819，thepropertyoftheAbbedeSpondeincreasedMadameduBousquier\'sincomefromrealestatetotwenty-fivethousandfrancswithoutcountingPrebaudetorthehouseintheVal-Noble。AboutthistimeduBousquierreturnedtohiswifethecapitalofhersavingswhichshehadyieldedtohim；andhemadeheruseitinpurchasinglandscontiguoustoPrebaudet，whichmadethatdomainoneofthemostconsiderableinthedepartment，fortheestatesoftheAbbedeSpondealsoadjoinedit。DuBousquierthuspassedforoneoftherichestmenofthedepartment。Thisableman，theconstantcandidateoftheliberals，missingbysevenoreightvotesonlyinalltheelectoralbattlesfoughtundertheRestoration，andwhoostensiblyrepudiatedtheliberalsbytryingtobeelectedasaministerialroyalistwithouteverbeingabletoconquertheaversionoftheadministration，——thisrancorousrepublican，madwithambition，resolvedtorivaltheroyalismandaristocracyofAlenconatthemomentwhentheyoncemorehadtheupperhand。HestrengthenedhimselfwiththeChurchbythedeceitfulappearanceofawell-feignedpiety:
heaccompaniedhiswifetomass；hegavemoneyfortheconventsofthetown；heassistedthecongregationoftheSacre-Coeur；hetooksideswiththeclergyonalloccasionswhentheclergycameintocollisionwiththetown，thedepartment，ortheState。Secretlysupportedbytheliberals，protectedbytheChurch，callinghimselfaconstitutionalroyalist，hekeptbesidethearistocracyofthedepartmentintheonehopeofruiningit，——andhedidruinit。Everonthewatchforthefaultsandblundersofthenobilityandthegovernment，helaidplansforhisvengeanceagainstthe\"chateau-people，\"andespeciallyagainstthed\'Esgrignons，inwhosebosomhewasonedaytothrustapoisoneddagger。
Amongotherbenefitstothetownhegavemoneyliberallytorevivethemanufactureofpointd\'Alencon；herenewedthetradeinlinens，andthetownhadafactory。Inscribinghimselfthusupontheinterestsandheartofthemasses，bydoingwhattheroyalistsdidnotdo，duBousquierdidnotreallyriskafarthing。Backedbyhisfortune，hecouldaffordtowaitresultswhichenterprisingpersonswhoinvolvethemselvesareforcedtoabandontoluckiersuccessors。
DuBousquiernowposedasabanker。ThisminiatureLafittewasapartnerinallnewenterprises，takinggoodsecurity。Heservedhimselfwhileapparentlyservingtheinterestsofthecommunity。Hewastheprimemoverofinsurancecompanies，theprotectorofnewenterprisesforpublicconveyance；hesuggestedpetitionsforaskingtheadministrationforthenecessaryroadsandbridges。Thuswarned，thegovernmentconsideredthisactionanencroachmentofitsownauthority。Astrugglewasbeguninjudiciously，forthegoodofthecommunitycompelledtheauthoritiestoyieldintheend。DuBousquierembitteredtheprovincialnobilityagainstthecourtnobilityandthepeerage；andfinallyhebroughtabouttheshockingadhesionofastrongpartyofconstitutionalroyaliststothewarfaresustainedbythe\"JournaldesDebats，\"andM。deChateaubriandagainstthethrone，——anungratefuloppositionbasedonignobleinterests，whichwasonecauseofthetriumphofthebourgeoisieandjournalismin1830。