"No," said he, "I do not believe it.

If the king would send you to prison, he would not make such preparation; he would not commence with the house arrest, as if you were an officer, who had been guilty of some slight insubordination, but he would act with decision, as is his wont.

He would at once have sent you to Spandau or some other prison, and left it to me to have taken further steps.
No--the more I think it over, the more evident it is to me that the king is not really angry; he will only torment us a little, as it pleases his teasing spirit.

The chief thing now is to obey, and give him no further occasion for anger.

You must be very careful not to leave your apartment, or to allow any one to enter it.