I am returning to my chamber, and five o'clock will suit me as well as four." "I thank you, madame, but I have not found this interview so pleasant that I should seek another." "Then your Majesty will not come ?" "I should prefer not." "In spite of your promise!" "Madame!" "You will break your word!" "Silence, madame; this is intolerable." "It is indeed intolerable!" cried the angry lady, throwing all discretion to the winds.

"Oh, I am not afraid of you, sire.

I have loved you, but I have never feared you.

I leave you here.

I leave you with your conscience and your--your lady confessor.