"The king, with a letter."
"What is his name?"
"Robert Briquet; he is a great friend of Gorenflot's."
"And an ambassador of the king's?"
"Yes; I am sure of it; for he sent one of our monks to the Louvre to fetch the letter."
"And he did not show you the letter?"
"The king did not give it to him; he sent it by his own messenger."
"We must have this letter."
"Certainly," said the duchess.
"How was it that this did not occur to you?" said Mayneville.