'Then it is not?' My heart began to beat faster.
'I did not say so. Remember that the alternative is Monsieur le Baron d'Ayen.'
'There is another.'
'And that is?'
'Death.'
'We are Huguenots,' he answered coldly, 'and believe in the word of God. We do not kill our souls.'
'Great heavens! man! Tell me if it is true or not? Do not draw this out. In so many words, is Madame de la Bidache pledged to de Gomeron?'
'Most certainly not, but Biron and her nearest relative, Tremouille, have urged it on her as a means of escape. She has, however, given no answer.'
'Then de Belin was wrong?'
'If you mean that the Compte de Belin said so, then he had no authority for the statement.'