Abiding by the strict terms of our treaty with my brother of France, he shall stay with us in peace, and in our own care.

He hath not the eloquence of a Knox, but he hath the true thing in him, and that speaks.
To the Duke's Daughter the Queen said: "On my soul, he shall be married instantly, or my ladies will carry him off and murder him for love." And so it was that the heart of Elizabeth the Queen warmed again and dearly towards two Huguenot exiles, and showed that in doing justice she also had not so sour a heart towards her sex as was set down to her credit.

Yet she made one further effort to keep De la Foret in her service.

When Michel, once again, declined, dwelt earnestly on his duty towards the widow of his dead chief, and begged leave to share her exile in Jersey, Elizabeth said: "On my soul, but I did not think there was any man on earth so careless of princes' honours!" To this De la Foret replied that he had given his heart and life to one cause, and since Montgomery had lost all, even life, the least Michel de la Foret could do was to see that the woman who loved him be not unprotected in the world.

Also, since he might not at this present fight for the cause, he could speak for it; and he thanked the Queen of England for having shown him his duty.