"Come," said he.
"Where shall you conduct me?"
"To Cabildo."
"To Cabildo! What for?"
"The governor gives a grand ball there today; we shall spend some little time there."
"I fear that this conceals some political manoeuvre."
"Perhaps."
"Provided that I do not find myself further mixed up in it, spite of myself—"
"I will try to leave you ignorant of what may transpire."
"I shall be very grateful to you for it. Well, à la grâce de Dieu!"