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"Whose teeth are not yet grown! He ise"

"To be sure, M de Tavannes, to be sure But the King was annoyed, and

on top of that came a priest with complaints, and if I may make so bold

as to advise you, you will not--"

But Tavannes fancied that he had caught the gist of the difficulty, and

with a nod hewhich the other had

it in his ive A moment and he reached the inner circle, and

there halted, disconcerted, nay taken aback For as soon as he showed

his face, the King, as pacing to and fro like a caged beast, before

a table at which three clerks knelt on cushions, espied hi like madness in his eyes, Charles

raised his hand, and with a shaking finger singled him out

"So, by G-d, you are there!" he cried, with a volley of blasphened to those about Count Hannibal to stand away from him "You are

there, are you? And you are not afraid to show your face? I tell you,

it's you and such as you bring us into contempt! so that it is said

everywhere Guise does all and serves God, and we follow because we -blocks to our good folk of

Paris! Are you traitor, sirrah?" he continued with passion, "or are you

of our brother Alencon's opinions, that you traverse our orders to the

damnation of your soul and our discredit? Are you traitor? Or are you

heretic? Or what are you? God in heaven, will you answer ue?"

"I know not of what your Majesty accuses me," Count Hannibal answered,