"In the king's name!" said a voice outside. "Open!"
The next moment the fragile door was shattered. Canolles attempted to seize his sword, but a man had already stepped between his sword and him.
"What does this mean?" he demanded.
"You are Monsieur le Baron de Canolles, are you not?"
"I am."
"Captain in the Navailles regiment?"
"Yes."
"Sent upon a confidential mission by the Duc d'Épernon?"
Canolles nodded his head.
"In that case, in the names of the king, and her Majesty the Queen Regent, I arrest you."