“Not precisely, sire.”
“But you arrived on the scene of the accident, a few minutes after it took place?”
“Sire, about half an hour afterwards.”
“And where did the accident happen?”
“I believe, sire, the place is called the Rond-point du Bois-Rochin.”
“Oh! the rendezvous of the hunt.”
“The very spot, sire.”
“Good; give me all the details you are acquainted with, respecting this unhappy affair, Monsieur de Manicamp.”
“Perhaps your majesty has already been informed of them, and I fear to fatigue you with useless repetition.”
“No, do not be afraid of that.”