'The Cardinal.

Let us stick to him.

You were saying ?' 'Well, the Cardinal, you see--' And then again, after the same words, he stopped--stopped abruptly, and shrugged his shoulders.
I began to suspect something.
'If you have anything to say against Monseigneur,' I answered, watching him narrowly, 'say it.

But take a word of advice.

Don't let it go beyond the door of this room, my friend, and it will do you no harm.' 'Neither here nor outside,' he retorted, looking for a moment at his comrade.