"I cannot tell you, sir! My feeling for Paris and my Paris friends is beyond all words."
"Ay. I thought the same. But in the end one is glad to come home."
"May it please heaven, then, to make the end far, far away," said Philip. "When I go back, you will go with me, Father."
"Ah, I am too old for that now," answered Sir Maurice. He smiled reminiscently.
"Too old? Quelle absurdité! M. de Château-Banvau has made me swear to bring you. M. de Richelieu asked when he was to see your face again. A score—"
"De Richelieu? Where did you meet him, boy?"
"At Versailles. He was very kind to me for your sake."
"Ay, he would be. So you went to Versailles, then!"
"Often."
"Philip, I begin to think you are somewhat of a rake. What attracted you to Versailles?"