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"It is true, quite true," said Baisemeaux, thoroughly alarmed; "but I have not spoken of the circumstance to any one but yourself, and you understand, monseigneur, that I perfectly rely on your discretion." "Oh, be easy." "Do you still wish to see the note?" "Certainly."
Monseigneur de Bourgogne supported this his piety made him do so but Madame de Bourgogne was grievously offended, and watched her opportunity to get rid of M. de Vendome altogether. It came, the first journey the King made to Marly after Easter. 'Brelan' was then the fashion.
After a little silence, however, I exhorted him to calm himself. I represented to him that, everybody knowing on what terms he had been with Monseigneur, he would be laughed at, as playing a part, if his eyes showed that he had been weeping. He did what he could to remove the marks of his tears, and we then went back into the other room.
"Because to-night a great number of people will cross the country to go to Brussels." "To Brussels?" "Yes; it is a temporary emigration." "For what reason?" "I do not know; they had orders." "From whom the Prince of Orange?" "No; from monseigneur." "Who is he?" "I do not know, monsieur." "And who are the emigrants?"
"I forgot to say, monseigneur, that if you would allow me to guide you, and if you consent to become the most powerful monarch in Christendom, you will have promoted the interests of all the friends whom I devote to the success of your cause, and these friends are numerous." "Numerous?" "Less numerous than powerful, monseigneur." "Explain yourself."
The stranger smiled and said, "Never mind, I am but half French, so should be but half cursed." "Then monseigneur pardons me?" He nodded, and Goes went on.
"Monseigneur, will you ever forgive my carelessness? but Charlot has torn it." "Charlot? Where is Charlot?" "Sent away in disgrace. As a punishment he is banished for a week." "But my mask, I want my mask!" "It is spoiled, and I must get you a new one a better one." "But I don't want a new one or a better one; I want this one, and I want it now!
"Oh, you fool!" said he at last, "you do not understand, then." "That arises evidently, Monseigneur, from your Excellency's imperfect explanations!" Upon which he explained that he was speaking of a new carriage which had come from Paris that very day, a fact of which I was entirely ignorant.
He had before him a large hamper filled with bottles, which he had just purchased at the cabaret with the sign of "L'Image-de-Notre-Dame." "Eh, but! that is Vatel! my maitre d'hotel!" said Fouquet to Gourville. "Yes, monseigneur," replied the latter. "What can he have been doing at the sign of L'Image-de-Notre-Dame?" "Buying wine, no doubt." "What! buy wine for me, at a cabaret?" said Fouquet.
"Monseigneur," continued the marshal, becoming more and more angry, "I know the respect which I owe to your royal highness, and I also know what I owe to my charge, and to the king, and for that reason I will not lose sight of his majesty for an instant, inasmuch as " The duke hesitated. "Well, finish," said the regent. "Inasmuch as I answer for his person," said the marshal.
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