But he had said one thing that drove Louis Racine mad.

He had given him unknown information about his own wife.

Louis did not know that Madelinette had been received by the Queen, or that she had received "tokens of honour." Wild with resentment, he saw in the Governor's words a consideration for himself based only on the fact that he was the husband of the great singer.

He trembled to his feet.
At that moment there was a cheering outside--great cheering--but he did not heed it; he was scarcely aware of it.

If it touched his understanding at all, it only meant to him a demonstration in honour of the Governor.
"Loyalty to the flag of England, your Excellency!" he said, in a hoarse acrid voice--"you speak of loyalty to us whose lives for two centuries--" He paused, for he heard a voice calling his name.
"Louis! Louis! Louis!" The fierce words he had been about to utter died on his lips, his eyes stared at the open window, bewildered and even frightened.
"Louis! Louis!" Now the voice was inside the house.