▁the ▁Duch esse ▁du ▁Maine ▁in ▁S ce aux ; ▁Act ▁II ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Madame ▁Den is ▁on ▁the ▁rue ▁du ▁Tem ps - Per du ; ▁Act ▁ 3 ▁on ▁the ▁rue ▁des ▁B ons - En f ants ; ▁Act ▁IV ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁B uv at : ▁and ▁the ▁table aux ▁of ▁Act ▁V ▁at ▁the ▁Pal ais - Ro yal . ▁ ▁Ra oul ▁d ' Har ment al , ▁an ▁imp et uous ▁young ▁caval ier ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁Louis ▁XIV , ▁los es ▁all ▁his ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁reg ent ▁Prince ▁Philippe ▁d ' O rl é ans . ▁He ▁joins ▁the ▁consp i racy ▁of ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Cell am are , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁amb assador , ▁an ▁en voy ▁of ▁Al ber oni , ▁who ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁a ▁plot ▁involving ▁the ▁Duke ▁and ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Maine , ▁which ▁a ims ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁royal ▁reg ent ▁at ▁a ▁party , ▁then ▁gather ▁together ▁the ▁Et ats - G én éra ux ▁and ▁confer ▁the ▁reg ency ▁on ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Spain , ▁Philippe ▁V . ▁While ▁await ing ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁the ▁ab du ction ▁Ra oul ▁d ' Har ment al ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁Bath ilde ▁du ▁Ro cher . ▁The ▁consp i racy ▁does ▁not ▁succeed , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁opera ▁B uv at ▁ple ads ▁for ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Ra