There came a time when he talked to her of love for the kingdom of France, of that love which she felt in her heart.[288] [Footnote 288: _Trial_, vol.i, p.

171: "_Et luy racontet l'angle la pitie qui estoit ou royaume de France._" _Pitie_ means here occasion for tenderness and love.

The angel is thinking especially of the Dauphin.

For the meaning and use of this word, cf.

Monstrelet, vol.
iii, p.