Choiseul bowed and drew Damas aside while beckoning the two Lifeguards to join in the council he held.
CHAPTER XV.
POOR CATHERINE.
The scene was slightly changed in aspect.
The little princess could not resist the weariness and she was put abed beside her brother, where both slumbered.
Lady Elizabeth stood by, leaning her head against the wall.
Shivering with anger the Queen stood near the fireplace, looking alternatively at the King, seated on a bale of goods, and on the four officers deliberating near the door.
An old woman knelt by the children and prayed; it was the attorney's grandmother who was struck by the beauty of the children and the Queen's imposing air.