I simply led him in another direction.
"Fraeulein Yolanda's words have given me food for thought," I said.

"So long as Duke Charles lives, there can be no union between Burgundy and Hapsburg; but at the pace he is travelling he will surely receive his _coup de grace_ before long, and I hope you will meet and know the princess before the tragedy occurs.

Then declare yourself and back your claim with the duke's proposal, which has never been withdrawn.

That the people of Burgundy hate France and this French marriage there can be no doubt.

They are fools for so doing, but we may easily profit by their lack of wisdom.