But he had one sentence more to hear before he was suffered to slink away.
"Kings, my lord," said M.de Perrencourt, "may be compelled to set spies about the persons of others.

They do not need them about their own." Carford turned suddenly white, and his teeth set.

I thought that he would fly at the man who rebuked him so scornfully; but such an outbreak meant death; he controlled himself.

He passed out, and Louis, with a careless laugh, seated himself on my bed.

I stood respectfully opposite to him.
"Make your preparations," said he.