His royal highness is at breakfast--must he be interrupted?
Is the matter serious ?" "Yes, and no, Monsieur de Saint-Remy.

A moment's delay, however, would be disagreeable to his royal highness." "If that is the case, we will force the _consigne_, Monsieur le Vicomte.
Come in.

Besides, Monsieur is in an excellent humor to-day.

And then you bring news, do you not ?" "Great news, Monsieur de Saint-Remy.
"And good, I presume ?" "Excellent." "Come quickly, come quickly then!" cried the worthy man, putting his dress to rights as he went along.
Raoul followed him, hat in hand, and a little disconcerted at the noise made by his spurs in these immense _salons_.
As soon as he had disappeared in the interior of the palace, the window of the court was repeopled, and an animated whispering betrayed the emotion of the two girls.

They soon appeared to have formed a resolution, for one of the two faces disappeared from the window.