"I could not come sooner; I have all the priory on my hands."
"Well! now speak."
"M. le Duc, the king is sending succors to the Duc d'Anjou."
"Bah! we have heard that the last three years."
"Yes; but this time it is certain. At two o'clock this morning, M. de Joyeuse set out for Rouen; he is to take ship to Dieppe, and convey three thousand men to Antwerp."
"Oh! who told you that, Borroville?"
"I heard it from a man who is going to Navarre."
"To Navarre! to Henri?"
"Yes, monseigneur."
"And who sends him?"