"Take care; you are lying again."
"Why so?"
"There are not many people above the house of Joyeuse."
"Not that of France?"
"Oh! oh!"
"And see how they pay." said Aurilly, sliding into Remy's hand one of the rouleaux of gold.
Remy shuddered and took a step back, but controlling himself, said:
"You serve the king?"
"No, but his brother, the Duc d'Anjou."
"Oh! very well! I am the duke's most humble servant."