"Just so. You will ask to speak to him."
"Will they let me?"
"Yes, till you come to his valet-de-chambre. Your frock is a passport, for the king is very religious."
"And what shall I say to the valet-de-chambre?"
"Say you are sent by the shade."
"What shade?"
"Curiosity is a vice, my brother."
"Pardon!"
"Say then that you want the letter."
"What letter?"