”

“Dismiss La Valliere!” cried Bragelonne.

“Of course. Do you suppose I shall always be amenable to the tears and protestations of the king? No, no! my house shall no longer be made a convenience for such practices; but you tremble, you cannot stand — ”

“No, Madame, no,” said Bragelonne, making an effort over himself; “I thought I should have died just now, that was all.

Your royal highness did me the honor to say that the king wept and implored you — ”

“Yes, but in vain,” returned the princess; who then related to Raoul the scene that took place at Chaillot, and the king’s despair on his return; she