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"I have executed my commission, and it only remains for me to present my humble respects to your highness." The duchess let him go, but when the door shut behind him, she stamped her foot impatiently. "Mayneville," said she, "have that young man followed." "Impossible, madame; all our household are out, I myself am waiting for the event.
"Well! here are the Jacobins coming-out of their convent, and ranging themselves along the walls." "Listen!" cried the duchess. They began to hear from afar a noise like thunder. "It is cavalry!" cried the duchess; "they are bringing him, we have him at last;" and she clapped her hands in the wildest joy. "Yes," said Mayneville, "I hear a carriage and the gallop of horses."
He then saw the litter return, saw Mayneville leave, and, lastly, he saw the duchess enter the room in which Ernanton, palpitating, and throbbing rather than breathing, impatiently awaited her return. Ernanton kneeled before the duchess, who gave him her white hand to kiss. She then raised the young man from the ground, and made him sit down before her at a table which was most elegantly served.
"But Monsieur de Mayneville." "Good gracious!" "And which same Monsieur de Mayneville conducted Jacques to the hostelry of the 'Brave Chevalier." "Monsieur Briquet! Monsieur Briquet!" cried Jacques, "if you know that "
"Oh! you can invent some excuse to Gorenflot; he believes all you say," said Mayneville. "You will tell my brother all you know about the mission of M. de Joyeuse." "Yes, monseigneur." "And Navarre " said the duchess. "Oh! I charge myself with that," said Mayenne. "Let them saddle me a fresh horse, Mayneville." Then he murmured to himself, "Can he be still alive?"
"Oh!" cried she, "look, Mayneville! That young man, my brother's messenger, is in the king's service! We are lost!" "We must fly immediately, madame, now the Valois is conqueror." "We have been betrayed; it must have been by that young man, he must have known all." The king had already, with all his escort, entered the Porte St. Antoine, which had opened before him and shut behind him.
First, Cruce, Marteau, and Bussy had complained of the inaction of the Duc de Guise. Marteau was spokesman, and said, "M. de Mayneville, you come on the part of M. le Duc de Guise, and we accept you as his ambassador; but the presence of the duke himself is indispensable.
M. de Mayneville was still at his window, only he was infinitely less tranquil and hopeful, for none of his soldiers had appeared, and the only sound heard along the silent black road was now and then horses' feet on the road to Vincennes. When this occurred, Mayneville and the duchess vainly tried to see what was going on.
"You did not know who that lady and gentlemen on the balcony were?" "I declare " "Oh! how fortunate I am to be able to enlighten you. Only imagine, M. Poulain; you had for admirers Madame de Montpensier and M. de Mayneville. Do not go away. If a still more illustrious person the king saw you " "Ah! M. Briquet " "Never mind; I am only anxious for your good."
"Oh! what a dark night," said he. "An excellent night: the darker the better. Therefore, good courage, my captain." "Yes, but we shall see nothing." "God, whom we fight for, will see for us." Mayneville, who did not seem quite so sure of the intervention of Providence in affairs of this nature, remained at the window looking out. "Do you see any one?" asked the duchess.
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