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"Why, Chicot, what does all this mean?" said the king. "Sire, it means that Chicot is like the fox that he licks the stones where his blood fell, until against those very stones he crushes the heads of those who spilt it." "Explain yourself." "Sire, in that house lived a girl whom Chicot loved, a good and charming creature, and a lady.
And when Earl Godrich saw how fair and noble she became, he sighed and asked himself: "Whether she should be Queen and lady over me. Whether she should all England, And me, and mine, have in her hand. Nay, he said, 'I have a son, a full fair knave, He shall England all have, He shall be king, he shall be sire."
The Sire de Ligny turned to those who remained and asked: "What do you think of this, gentlemen? Did you ever see such a generous soul as my Picquet? God should have made him king over some great realm. Believe me that he will some day be one of the most perfect knights in the world." All the company agreed, and could not praise young Bayard enough.
You have been relieved of your pension, cast all your ballast into the scale also." "Sire, the Marquise de Pompadour directed me to present your majesty with her most obedient and submissive greetings, and to assure you of her reverence and heart-felt devotion."
Henri, you must get me a room in the town, or I must leave your service; the Louvre becomes insupportable." At this moment the captain of the guards entered, saying, "Sire, it is an envoy from M. le Duc d'Anjou." "With a suite?" "No, sire, alone." "Then you must receive him doubly well, Henri, for he is a brave fellow."
"Methinks, sire, so long as he remains in the English hands your life will never be safe, for the dog will always lead the searchers to your hiding places; if one could get near enough to shoot him, the danger would be at an end." "I would not have him shot, Archie, for a large sum.
Monk has no wish to be assassinated, an assassination would stop him in the midst of his operations, and his work must be accomplished; so I believe but do not believe, what I believe, sire: for I say I believe from habit I believe that Monk is keeping on friendly terms with the parliament till the day comes for dispersing it. You are asked for swords, but they are to fight against Monk.
I then went to the poor king, and making my obeisance to him "Sire," said I, "your enemies have all fled. I alone am the National Assembly at present, and I shall register your edicts to recall the princes and the nobility; and in future, if your majesty pleases, I will be your Parliament and Council." He thanked me, and the amiable Marie Antoinette, smiling, gave me her hand to kiss.
"Sire," replied Moliere, "my opinion is nothing compared to that which your Majesty has just expressed, such is your sureness of judgment and your tact. I know by experience that those scenes of my comedies which, at a first reading, are applauded by your Majesty, always win most applause from the public afterwards." "Is Racine in easy circumstances?" asked the King.
General Chardon, general of the vanguard, much loved by the Emperor, replied, "I think, Sire, that General Vandamme is still asleep; we drank together last evening a dozen bottles of Rhine wine, and doubtless" "He does very well to drink, sir; but he is wrong to sleep when I am waiting for him."
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