“Perfectly so, Madame; but a duel with a wild beast is not answerable.”
“Oh, you will not insult me by supposing that I credit the absurd fable, with what object I cannot tell, respecting M.
de Guiche having been wounded by a wild boar. No, no, monsieur; the real truth is known, and, in addition to the inconvenience of his wound, M. de Guiche runs the risk of losing his liberty if not his life.”
“Alas! Madame, I am well aware of that, but what is to be done?”
“You have seen the king?”
“Yes, Madame.”
“What did you say to him?”
“I told him