Nothing, Sire, if not to present his humble respects to your Majesty and not deliver this letter to herself.

“It is said the king, go!

The messenger withdrew.

The king opened the letter and prepared to read it.

All-up, Sire, out loud, cried the Queen Mary, in a voice which, by a singular weighting of two opposing elements, the command joined in prayer.

The king looked at her as if to ask if reading aloud had no disadvantages?

-No, said the queen, did not we all here all the same interests?

A slight movement of the eyebrow pointed out that the king did not share may not be entirely on the latter’s opinion of his mother, but whether deference to his desire or habit of obedience, he began to read this letter that our readers already know, but we put before them to make them watch the effect it produced on the various listeners called to listen.

“Sire …