"Indeed I do."
"Oh, well! then I shall go and see Madame de Valentinois, Madame."
"As you please, Monsieur."
They bowed, and left the gallery by opposite doors; and as Diane entered the king's closet, old Montmorency was ushered into the favorite's apartments.
CHAPTER XIII
THE ACME OF HAPPINESS
"Here, Master Martin," said Gabriel to his squire on the same day and almost at the same hour, "I must go and make my rounds, and shall not return to the house within two hours. Do you, Martin, in one hour go to the usual place and wait there for a letter, an important letter, which Jacinthe will hand you as usual. Don't lose a moment, but make haste to bring it to me. If I have finished my rounds, I shall be before you, otherwise await me here. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Monseigneur, but I have a favor to ask of you."
"What is it?"
"Let me have one of the Guards to keep me company, Monseigneur, I implore you."