THE KING.

You speak the truth. I always suffer when
La Grève holds court. Nangis was right: the dead
Serve nobody. To fill Montfaucon
I make a desert of the Louvre!

[Walking rapidly.

[After reflection.

L'ANGELY.

One can, sometimes,
Be kingly by mistake.

ACT V

THE CARDINAL

Scene.—Beaugency. The tower of Beaugency. A courtyard; the tower in the background, all around a high wall. To the left, a tall arched door; to the right, a small rounded door in the wall; near the door a stone table and stone bench

SCENE I