He promises--' Then 'A Republic, Rosny?
That his plan?
Pooh! he dare not.

He could not.

France is a kingdom by the ordinance of God in my family.' I gathered from these and other chance words, which I have since forgotten, that M.de Rosny was pressing the king to accept the help of the King of Navarre, and warning him against the insidious offers of the Vicomte de Turenne.

The mention of a Republic, however, seemed to excite his Majesty's wrath rather against Rosny for presuming to refer to such a thing than against Turenne, to whom he refused to credit it.

He paused near my end of the promenade.
'Prove it!' he said angrily.