People were astounded at his security.

He had orders not to move away; his papers were seized by the grand prelate; but his coolness and his pride did not desert him for an instant.

We will borrow from the _Histoire des Princes de Conde_ (t.i.

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68-71), by the Duke of Aumale, the present heir, and a worthy one, of that line, the account of his appearance before Francis II., "in full council, in presence of the two queens, the knights of the order, and the great officers of the crown.