He fights with Rome!
DUKE DE BELLEGARDE.
He let you issue an edict, alone,
By which a citizen was not allowed
To eat more than a crown's worth at a tavern,
E'en though he wished to.
THE KING.
All the treaties he
Concludes in secret.
DUKE DE BELLEGARDE.
Yes; but then you have
Your hunting mansion at Planchette.
THE KING.
All—all!
He does it all! All with petitions rush
To him! I'm but a shadow to the French!
Is there a single one who comes to me
For help?
DUKE DE BELLEGARDE.