▁and ▁intelligence , ▁later ▁becoming ▁a ▁play w right . ▁She ▁married ▁the ▁duc ▁d ' O rl é ans ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 3 , ▁although ▁bar red ▁from ▁using ▁the ▁title ▁' D uch ess ▁of ▁Or lé ans .' ▁With ▁her ▁support , ▁St é ph anie - F é lic ité ▁became ▁lady - in - wait ing ▁to ▁Louise ▁Marie ▁Ad é la ï de ▁de ▁Bour bon , ▁wife ▁of ▁her ▁step - son ▁Philippe ▁d ' O rl é ans , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Chart res . ▁ ▁She ▁began ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁Chart res ▁almost ▁immediately , ▁their ▁love ▁letters ▁being ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁by ▁Gast on ▁Mau gr as ▁as ▁L ’ id yl le ▁d ’ un ▁g ouverneur . ▁Although ▁this ▁was ▁short - l ived , ▁he ▁appointed ▁her ▁gover ness ▁to ▁his ▁daughters , ▁who ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁two ▁' ado pt ed ' ▁English ▁girls , ▁Steph anie ▁Caroline ▁Anne ▁Sym s ▁or ▁" P am ela " ▁and ▁Herm ine ▁Sym s . ▁This ▁was ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁her ▁theory ▁of ▁educ ating ▁her ▁pup ils ▁with ▁children ▁of ▁different ▁national ities ▁to ▁better ▁learn ▁foreign ▁languages ; ▁the ▁household ▁already ▁contained ▁English ▁and ▁Italian ▁servants . ▁Although ▁often ▁suggested ▁Pam ela ▁was ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Chart res , ▁this ▁has ▁been ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁recent ▁scholar ship . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁Chart res ▁took ▁the ▁then