"And why?"
"You made no resistance to my performing a good action—this frightened me." Dubois smiled.
"Dubois," said the duke, "you are plotting something."
"No, monseigneur, it is all arranged."
"What have you done?"
"Monseigneur, I know you."
"Well."
"I knew what would happen. That you would never be satisfied till you had signed the pardon of all these fellows."
"Go on."
"Well, I also have sent a courier."