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Updated: June 7, 2025
We at once sought Hymbercourt, who, on being closely questioned, admitted that the Italians in the castle were boasting that the stranger who seemed so eager to fight when Calli's arm was lame, had lost his courage now that the arm was healed.
"My Lord Duke, I beg you not to sign the warrant until I have asked a few questions of my Lord Campo-Basso concerning these alleged spies." "Why do you say 'alleged spies, my Lord d'Hymbercourt?" asked the duke. "Do you know anything of them? Are they friends of yours?" "If they are friends of mine, Your Grace may be sure they are not spies," answered Hymbercourt.
He would, on rare occasions, listen to Hymbercourt, a man of few words, who gave advice as if he were lending a crown, but the suggestions of others antagonized him. The question before the council this morning was: Should the duke's army carry provisions, or should it take them from the countries through which it was to pass? Charles favored the latter course, and it was agreed upon.
"How came you to discover they were spies?" asked Hymbercourt. "I watched them, and their actions were suspicious," replied the Italian. "In what respect were they suspicious?" "They went abroad only at night, and one of them was seen near the castle several evenings after dark," responded Calli. "Is that your only evidence against them?" demanded Hymbercourt.
Two women dinning it into my ears morning, noon, and night are quite enough for my peace of mind. I hear constantly, 'Dear father, don't kill me. Spare your daughter, and 'Dear my lord, I beg you not to sacrifice the princess, whom I so love. God's mercy! I say I am tired of it! This marriage shall take place at once! Now, now, now, do you hear, Hymbercourt?
"But what have they done?" asked Castleman. "They surely would not murder these men because of the quarrel at the bridge." "They would do murder for half that cause," replied Hymbercourt. "A brave man hates an assassin, and I am always wondering why the duke, who is so bold and courageous, keeps this band of Italian cut-throats at his court."
They all hate me, but not one of the cowards would say 'Booh! unless the others were back of him. A word from Louis would kindle rebellion in Liege and Ghent. This war with Switzerland is what Louis has waited for; and when I march to the south, he will march into Burgundy from the west unless he has a counter motive." "That is but too true, my lord," said Hymbercourt.
If you assure him that an honest friend has told you so and so, he may doubt you, but tell him that God tells you, and he will swallow your hook. If you would have your lie believed, tell a great one. Charles, more credulous and gullible than I should have believed, turned to Hymbercourt. He spoke reverentially, being, you understand, in the presence of a miracle:
The duke laughed, and seemed to feel that he was perpetrating a great joke on his rival. "But your brother-in-law, Edward of England, may object to having his sister divorced," suggested Hymbercourt. "In that case we'll take a page from King Louis' book," answered Charles. "We'll use gold, Hymbercourt, gold! I shall not, however, like Louis, buy Edward's ministers! They are too expensive.
While we talked, the cavalcade of ladies and gentlemen that we had watched from Castleman's garden cantered up the street. "You will now see the princess," said Hymbercourt. "She comes with the duke and the duchess. They left the castle at five, and have been riding in the moonlight." We stepped to one side of the street as the cavalcade passed, and I asked Hymbercourt to point out the princess.
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