“What reports?”
“Do not hurry me, sir; it is a delicate subject.”
“Ah! you want time to invent,” thought he.
“You are a friend of M. le Cardinal de Rohan?”
“I am acquainted with him, madame.”
“Well, I came to ask you——”
“What?”
“Oh, sir, you must know that he has shown me much kindness, and I wish to know if I may rely upon it. You understand me, sir? You read all hearts.”
“You must be a little more explicit before I can assist you, madame.”
“Monsieur, they say that his eminence loves elsewhere in a high quarter.”