They were attended only by two or three huntsmen, and their three personal servants.

They slept sometimes in the huts of shepherds, or charcoal burners; sometimes in the forest, in spite of the cold, which was often severe.
"What do you say about this marriage which is being arranged for me ?" the prince asked suddenly, one night, as they were sitting by a huge fire in the forest.
"It ought to be a great thing for the Reformed religion, if it is agreeable to your highness," Francois said cautiously.
"A politic answer, Monsieur de Laville.
"What say you, Philip ?" "It is a matter too deep for me to venture an opinion," Philip said.

"There is doubtless much to be said, on both sides.

For example--you are a fisherman, prince ?" "Only moderately so, Philip; but what has that to do with it ?" "I would say, sir, that when a fisherman hooks an exceedingly large fish, it is just possible that, instead of landing it, the fish may pull him into the water." The prince laughed.
"You have hit it exactly, Monsieur Philip.

That is just the way I look at it.