As soon as they had left Calvin's chamber, Theodore took his tablets, and wrote these names:—
Ambroise Paré,
Gabriel, Vicomte d'Exmès.
"It seems to me," said La Renaudie, "that you are a little hasty in enrolling these two men among us. They have made no promises whatever."
"They are ours," replied De Bèze. "One is in search of the truth, and the other fleeing from injustice. I tell you they are ours, and I shall write Calvin to that effect."
"This will have been a great day for the religion, then."
"Indeed it will," said Theodore; "we shall have made the conquest of a profound philosopher and a valiant soldier,—a mighty brain and a strong arm, a winner of battles and a sower of ideas. You are right; it is really a great day."
CHAPTER VIII
WHEREIN MARY STUART'S LOVELINESS FLITS ACROSS THE
COURSE OF THE STORY WITH AS TRANSIENT A GLEAM
AS IT CASTS UPON THE HISTORY OF FRANCE
When Gabriel, accompanied by Coligny, reached the portals of the Louvre, he was overwhelmed by the first words that reached his ears.