Duke Charles hath oftener been the subject of my revelations than any man living except my King."[1234] [Footnote 1234: _Ibid._, p.

55.] In reality, all that Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret had done was to tell her of the well-known misfortunes of the Prince.

Valentine of Milan's son and Isabelle Romee's daughter were separated by a gulf broader and deeper than the ocean which stretched between them.

They dwelt at the antipodes of the world of souls, and all the saints of Paradise would have been unable to explain one to the other.
All the same Duke Charles was a good prince and a debonair; he was kind and he was pitiful.

More than any other he possessed the gift of pleasing.