The King of Navarre, on retiring in the evening, said, 'I shall now die happy, since God hath given me grace to look upon the face of my king and make him an offer of my services.' I know not if those were his own words; but what is certain is, that everybody at this time, both kings and people, except fanatical Leaguers, regarded peace as a great public blessing, and were rejoiced to have a prospect of it before their eyes.

The very day of the interview, the King of Navarre wrote to Du Plessis-Mornay, 'M.

du Plessis, the ice is broken; not without numbers of warnings that if I went I was a dead man.

I crossed the water, commending myself to God, who, by His goodness, not only preserved me, but caused extreme joy to appear on the king's countenance, and the people to cheer so that never was the like, even shouting, Hurrah for the kings! whereat I was much vexed.'" Some days afterwards, during the night of May 8, the Duke of Mayenne made an attack upon Tours, and carried for the moment the Faubourg St.
Symphorien, which gave Henry III.

such a fright that he was on the point of leaving the city and betaking himself to a distance.