There is De la Touche, young Turberville, old Major Despard, Raymond de Carnac, and the four Latours.
I will gather them together, and wait on the road." "And waylay the archbishop ?" "No; the messengers." "Oh, excellent! You are a prince of brothers! If no message reaches Paris, we are saved.

Go; go; do not lose a moment, my dear Charles." "It is very well, Francoise; but what are we to do with them when we get them?
We may lose our heads over the matter, it seems to me.

After all, they are the king's messengers, and we can scarce pass our swords through them." "No ?" "There would be no forgiveness for that." "But consider that before the matter is looked into I shall have regained my influence with the king." "All very fine, my little sister, but how long is your influence to last?
A pleasant life for us if at every change of favour we have to fly the country! No, no, Francoise; the most that we can do is to detain the messengers." "Where can you detain them ?" "I have an idea.

There is the castle of the Marquis de Montespan at Portillac." "Of my husband!" "Precisely." "Of my most bitter enemy! Oh, Charles, you are not serious." "On the contrary, I was never more so.

The marquis was away in Paris yesterday, and has not yet returned.