"He is a good fellow, M.de Brissac," said the ambassador; "I have always found him so; you have only to employ the Jesuits to make him do all you please.

He takes little notice, otherwise, of affairs; one day, when we were holding council in here, whilst we were deliberating, he was amusing himself by catching flies." For four days the population of Paris was occupied with a solemn procession in honor of St.Genevieve, in which the Parliament and all the municipal authorities took part.

Brissac had agreed with his brother-in-law D'Epinay that he would let the king in on the 22d of March, and he had arranged, in concert with the provost of tradesmen, two sheriffs, and several district captains, the course of procedure.

On the 21st of March, in the evening, some Leaguers paid him a visit, and spoke to him warmly about the rumors current on the subject in the city, calling upon him to look to it.

"I have received the same notice," said Brissac, coolly; "and I have given all the necessary orders.