became, not whiter, but as white as a lily, and all her strength forsook her.
“I wished to inform you,” interrupted the queen, disdainfully, “that if you continue to nourish such feelings, you will humiliate us to such a degree that we shall be ashamed of appearing before you.
Be simple in your manners. By the by, I am informed that you are affianced; is it the case?”
La Valliere pressed her hand over her heart, which was wrung with a fresh pang.
“Answer when you are spoken to!”
“Yes, madame.”
“To a gentleman?”
“Yes, madame.”