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I stepped up, catching the look of astonishment in mademoiselle's eyes as she heard the name by which I was addressed. "Permit me, your Majesty, to present to you the Chevalier d'Orrain. It is he who arranged the small matter you entrusted me with, and has, besides, shown himself a valiant gentleman.
From my seat in the shadow I answered: "Bertrand d'Orrain." La Mothe started and half faced me, but held himself in, and the officer, having made his note, turned his back upon us and withdrew, followed by his men. We heard the door shut, a drawing of bolts, a rattling of keys, and then came silence and darkness.
Le Brusquet plucked my sleeve in warning; but I was cool enough, and had no intention of again laying myself open to the law. I gave Simon stare for stare. "Yes; it is I," I answered coldly; and then, turning to De Ganache: "Monsieur, it was from the Vidame d'Orrain that I had the good fortune to rescue Mademoiselle de Paradis. I thought you knew of this.
Is it anything from Sire Grosse-Tête?" And then an exclamation broke from her, and she stopped short, for she saw me. "You!" she said. "I thought it was the Vidame d'Orrain." "A mistake, madame, in announcing me, perhaps, which I regard as the most fortunate in my life." And I bowed before her. So bad, so worthless was this woman, that she utterly mistook my speech. "True!
Recollect that the Vidame d'Orrain is Diane's right-hand man; and we may be certain that his attempt on Mademoiselle de Paradis was made with the full knowledge of the Duchess. Recollect, again, that this woman La Marmotte is the wife or mistress I care not which of Orrain's own man "
The Edict of Fontainebleau served as a weapon to my enemies, and it was put in force with the utmost rigour against me. My principal accuser was my unnatural step-brother the Vidame d'Orrain. He went so far as to charge me with aiding and harbouring the members of the New Heresy, and the discovery of a small leaflet printed at Geneva amongst my books was held to be sufficient proof against me.
It was a shrewd enough test, and I closed the bargain, paying him his money then and there, and bidding him send the mail to De Lorgnac's house. "And the name, monsieur?" "The Chevalier d'Orrain." As Barou was making an entry on a slate I heard a step behind me, and turning saw it was La Marmotte.
On arrival there we proceeded at once to Le Brusquet's apartments, where he received a joyous welcome from his ape. "Here," he said, as he put the little beast down and took a sword from the wall, "here is the sword you lent me that night. You see it is clean and sharp as ever." "Let it remain, then, in your hands, monsieur, as a trifling remembrance of Bertrand d'Orrain." "I thank you!
At the Court I found a patron in Monseigneur the Duc d'Enghien. My extravagance and my follies brought me many reproofs from the Bishop of Seez, but the good man's warnings were in vain, and might have been shouted to the stars. They were certainly at times loud enough to be heard there. I often met Simon, now Vidame d'Orrain.
'So, he said, 'you want the goods of all heretics condemned in Paris granted to our most faithful subjects Diane, Duchess de Valentinois; Simon, Vidame d'Orrain; and Antoine, Sire de Mouchy, Inquisitor of Faith! Madame, this is a matter for the council. And, in his weak way, the King tried to put off the matter. "Diane removed her arm from his neck.
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