▁were ▁left ▁behind . ▁▁ ▁The ▁king ▁and ▁the ▁young ▁nun ▁fell ▁in ▁love , ▁their ▁relationship ▁becoming ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁much ▁comment ▁among ▁the ▁soldiers ▁and ▁the ▁Paris ▁citiz en ry , ▁while ▁Mont mart re ▁Ab bey ▁acquired ▁the ▁popular ▁sou b ri quet , ▁" mag as in ▁des ▁put ains ▁de ▁l ' armée " ▁( lo os ely : ▁" The ▁army ▁shop ▁of ▁wh ores "). ▁▁ ▁The ▁lo vers ▁became ▁in separ able ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁king ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁Sen lis , ▁Marie - C atherine ▁agreed ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁ab bey ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁accomp any ▁him . ▁▁ ▁She ▁was ▁received ▁with ▁great ▁fan fare ▁in ▁Sen lis , ▁but ▁the ▁affair ▁quickly ▁ran ▁its ▁course ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁supp l anted ▁in ▁the ▁king ' s ▁aff e ctions ▁by ▁Gab ri elle ▁d ' E str ées . ▁▁ ▁The ▁two ▁women ▁were ▁c ous ins : ▁their s ▁moth ers ▁had ▁been ▁sister s . ▁▁ ▁Marie - C atherine ▁remained ▁in ▁Sen lis ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁affair ▁and ▁then , ▁displaying ▁some ▁courage , ▁returned ▁to ▁Mont mart re . ▁ ▁The ▁king ▁did ▁not ▁entirely ▁forget ▁her , ▁however , ▁and ▁installed ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁abb ess ▁at ▁Mont mat re ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 8 ▁or ▁ 1 6 0 1 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁appointment ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁powerful ▁support ▁of ▁Ben o ît ▁of ▁Can field , ▁Card inal ▁de