"I no longer receive anything from that court."
"And your dauphin?"
"He was left in Europe."
"Look here, Bellenger! Why did you treat me so? Dauphin or no dauphin, what harm was I doing you?"
"I thought a strong party was behind you. And I knew there had been double dealing with me. You represented some invisible power tricking me. I was beside myself, and faced it out in Mittau. I have been used shamefully, and thrown aside when I am failing. Hiding out in the hills ruined my health."
"Let us get to facts, if you have facts. Do you know anything about me, Bellenger?"
"Yes, sire."
"Who am I?"
"Louis XVII of France."
"What proof can you give me?"