"In what manner will--" "Do not interrupt me, mother, but hear what follows.

Father says he will march in three weeks and 'begs that His Majesty of France will _now_ move toward the immediate consummation of the treaty existing between Burgundy and France looking to the marriage of the Princess, Mademoiselle de Burgundy, with the princely Dauphin, son to King Louis.' In that word 'now,' mother, lies my help." "In what manner does help lie in the word 'now,' child ?" asked the duchess.
"In this, mother.

'Now' is a little word of three letters, n-o-v.

See, mother, the letter 'v' is not perfectly made.

We will extend the first prong upward, cross it and make 't' of it, using the second prong as a flourish.