“I am all attention, sire.”
“At the castle of Nantes, which I hear is very ill arranged, you will adopt the practice of placing musketeers at the door of each of the principal dignitaries I shall take with me.”
“Of the principal?”
“Yes.”
“For instance, at the door of M. de Lyonne?”
“Yes.”
“And that of M. Letellier?”
“Yes.”
“Of M. de Brienne?”
“Yes.”