"Is punishment and silence," said Catharine, victorious; "but," she added, "there would be no harm in mentioning this to Henry."
She withdrew.
"By Heaven!" said D'Alençon; "a good idea, and when Henry knows that his wife has betrayed him—So," he added, turning to the King, "you will adopt our mother's suggestion?"
"In every detail," said Charles, not doubting but that he would drive a thousand daggers into D'Alençon's heart. "This will annoy Marguerite, but it will delight Henriot."
Then, calling one of his guards, he ordered Henry summoned, but thinking better of it:
"No, no," said he, "I will go for him myself. Do you, D'Alençon, inform D'Anjou and De Guise."
Leaving his apartments, he ascended the private stairway to the second floor, which led to Henry's chamber.