“Yes; and we wondered what it meant.”
“It meant that the Duc d’Anjou arrived last night.”
St. Luc jumped up. “The duke here! We heard he was imprisoned at the Louvre.”
“That is just why he is now at Angers. He managed to escape through a window, and came here.”
“Well?”
“Well, here is an excellent opportunity to revenge yourself for the king’s persecutions. The prince has already a party, he will soon have troops, and we shall have something like a little civil war.”
“Oh! oh!”
“And I reckoned on you to help us.”
“Against the king?” said St. Luc, with sudden coldness.
“Not precisely against the king, but against those who fight against us.”