“But in the interims?”
“There are no interims, sire, but for twenty or thirty men who rest out of a hundred and twenty. At the Louvre it is very different, and if I were at the Louvre I should rely upon my brigadier; but, when traveling, sire, no one knows what may happen, and I prefer doing my duty myself.”
“Then you are on guard every day?”
“And every night. Yes, sire.”
“Monsieur, I cannot allow that — I will have you rest.”
“That is very kind, sire; but I will not.”
“What do you say?” said the king, who did not at first comprehend the full meaning of this reply.