"The King took me into the city with him last night."
"Then he knew about it," said D'Alençon. "But since you were not in your rooms, who was?"
"Was some one there?" asked Henry as if he were ignorant of the fact.
"Yes, a man. When I had heard the noise, I ran to help you; but it was too late."
"Was the man arrested?" asked Henry, anxiously.
"No, he escaped, after he had wounded Maurevel dangerously and killed two guards."
"Ah! brave De Mouy!" cried Henry.
"It was De Mouy, then?" said D'Alençon, quickly.
Henry saw that he had made a mistake.
"I presume so," said he, "for I had an appointment with him to discuss your escape, and to tell him that I had yielded all my rights to the throne of Navarre to you."