So sit down without any more delay, and let me hear all your adventures." Philip still hesitated, and the prince said: "I told my mother that I was going to have you to breakfast with me; and I believe she was well satisfied that I should, for a time, be out of her way." This removed any doubt from Philip's mind, and he at once sat down with the prince and ate a hearty meal; after which he chatted with him for an hour, telling him about the journey from La Rochelle, the rescue of the Huguenots near Niort, and some of the adventures in the last war.
"And you were with my cousin Conde, and the Admiral, in the battle of Saint Denis.

What luck you have had, Monsieur Fletcher.

I hope the day will come when I, too, shall take a part in war, and be a great leader like the Admiral; but I would rather that it was against Spaniards, or others, than against Frenchmen." The door opened, and the queen entered.

Philip rose hastily, but she motioned him to be seated.
"No ceremony, I beg of you, Master Philip.

I am glad to find you here, with my son.