Ten Years Later: Louise de la Valliere by Alexandre Dumas Chapter 35 Page 9

for such conversations ought, at least, to have a reasonable motive of some kind for M.

de Saint-Aignan.”

“Dear Louise, every shade of delicacy of feeling is yours, and my only study is to equal you on that point. It shall be just as you wish: therefore our conversations shall have a reasonable motive, and I have already hit upon one; so that from to-morrow, if you like — ”

“To-morrow?”

“Do you meant that that is not soon enough?” exclaimed the king, caressing La Valliere’s hand between his own.

At this moment the sound of steps was heard in the corridor.

“Sire! sire!” cried La Valliere,