"Speak, man; is it so?
But I'll be sworn it is!" "There has been preaching," the Provost answered reluctantly.
"Montsoreau may count his brother, then, for one.

He is a fool, but with a knave behind him, and a knave who has no cause to love us! And the Castle?
'Tis held by one of M.de Montsoreau's creatures, I take it ?" "Yes, my lord." "With what force ?" The magistrate shrugged his shoulders, and looked doubtfully at Badelon, who was keeping the door.

Tavannes followed the glance with his usual impatience.

"Mon Dieu, you need not look at him!" he cried.

"He has sacked St.Peter's and singed the Pope's beard with a holy candle! He has been served on the knee by Cardinals; and is Turk or Jew, or monk or Huguenot as I please.