Charles most certainly would receive a pompous and affirmative answer.

The poor duchess, torn by contending emotions of mother-love and family pride, was flattered by Burgundy's offer; but she was also grieved.
"We do not know the lady," she said.

"Fame speaks well of her, but the report may be false.

She may not be sufficiently endued with religious enthusiasm." "She will absorb that from Your Grace," I answered.
Her Grace thought that she herself was religious and tried to impress that belief on others; but Max was her god.

In truth she was jealous of any woman who looked on him twice, and she kept at the castle only the old and harmless of the dangerous sex.