The members of the Council themselves believe it, and they have good reason to believe that they are right." "To be right in believing such a thing, they ought to be certain of it, and those gentlemen have no such certainty.

As they are not infallible any more than any one, except God, I tell you that they are mistaken.

I like to perform good actions and to get pleasure for my money, but not at the expense of my liberty: Whenever you want to know my affairs, recollect that you can receive information about them only from me, and public rumour is only good to amuse fools." "But," said M.Dandolo, "you spent the night with the person who is represented as your wife ?" "Quite true, but I have no account to give to anyone respecting what I have done last night.

Are you not of my opinion, M.de la Haye ?" "I wish you would not ask my opinion, for I do not know.

But I must say that public rumour ought not to be despised.