“What，then，“Icried，frowning，“ofthestuffMasterlaRiviereistogiveyoutotaketheking’slifeto-morrownight？Oh，weknowsomething，Iassureyou；bethinkyouquickly，andfindyourtongueifyouwouldhaveaneasydeath。“
Iexpectedtoseehisself-controlbreakdownatthisproofofourknowledgeofhisdesign，butheonlystaredatmewiththesamelookofbewilderment。IwasabouttobidthembringintheinformerthatImightseethetwofronttofront，whenthefemaleprisoner，whohadhithertostoodbesidehercompanioninsuchdistressandterrorasmightbeexpectedinawomanofthatclass，suddenlystoppedhertearsandlamentations。Itoccurredtomethatshemightmakeabetterwitness。Iturnedtoher，butwhenI
wouldhavequestionedhershebrokeintoawildscreamofhystericallaughter。
FromthatIrememberthatIlearnednothing，thoughitgreatlyannoyedme。Buttherewasonepresentwhodid——theking。Helaidhishandonmyshoulder，grippingitwithaforcethatIreadasacommandtobesilent。
“Where，“hesaidtotheman，“doyoukeeptheKingandSullyandEpernon，myfriend？“