“The consequences concern me.”
“But the motive for this meeting? What motive do you wish me to assign?”
“Be perfectly easy on that score, he will not ask any. The duke must be as sick of me as I am of him. I implore you, therefore, seek the duke, and if it is necessary to entreat him to accept my offer, I will do so.”
“That is useless. The duke has already informed me that he wishes to speak to me. The duke is now playing cards with the king. Let us both go there. I will draw him aside in the gallery: you will remain aloof. Two words will be sufficient.”
“That is well arranged. I will take De Wardes to keep me in countenance.”
“Why not Manicamp? De Wardes can join us at any time; we can leave him here.”
“Yes, that is true.”
“He knows nothing?”
“Positively nothing. You continue still on an unfriendly footing, then?”
“Has he not told you anything?”