"Sire, you must be very careful. That Bellenger is an evil man."
"But a weak one."
"There may be a strength of court policy behind him."
"The policy of the court at Mittau is evidently a policy of denial."
"Your sister believed in you."
"Yes, she believed in me."
"I don't understand," said Madame de Ferrier, leaning forward on her arms, "why Bellenger had you in London, and another boy on the mountain."
"Perhaps we shall never understand it."
"I don't understand why he makes it his business to follow you."
"Let us not trouble ourselves about Bellenger."