“Who?”
“Your protege, the Baron de Méridor.”
Bussy changed color.
“And yet we must not neglect him,” continued the duke, “he is influential here.”
“You think so?”
“I am sure of it. He was the correspondent of the League at Angers, chosen by M. de Guise, and the Guises choose their men well. He must come, Bussy.”
“But if he does not come?”
“I will go to him.”
“To Méridor?”
“Why not?”