"Thanks, sir," said the child, who regarded this scene with the coolness of a Stoic; "but he will revenge himself upon me."
"Come, Capet, come, my child," said Lorin; "if he beats you again, call for help; I will chastise him, the hangman. And now, little Capet, return to your tower."
"Why do you call me Capet, even you who protect me? You know very well that Capet is not my name."
"Not your name!" said Lorin; "what is your name, then?"
"I am called Louis Charles de Bourbon. Capet is the name of one of my ancestors. I know the history of France; my father taught me."
"And you want to teach a child to mend old shoes, to whom a king has taught the history of France?" cried Lorin; "it beats everything."
"You need not be concerned," said Maurice to the child; "I will make my report."
"And I mine," said Simon; "and among other things I shall say that instead of allowing one woman to enter the tower, you permitted two to pass."
At this moment the two women went out from the keep. Maurice ran after them.