I always thought that the Huguenots were fools to put their heads into this cage; and the more I see of it, the less I like it." "There can be no reason for uneasiness, Pierre.

The king himself has, over and over, declared his determination to maintain the truce and, even did he harbour ill designs against us, he would not mar his sister's marriage by fresh steps against the Huguenots.
What may follow, after we have all left Paris, I cannot say." "Well, sir, I hope it may be all right, but since I got a sight of the king's face the other day, I have no faith in him; he looks like one worried until well nigh out of his senses--and no wonder.
These weak men, when they become desperate, are capable of the most terrible actions.

A month since he would have hung up his mother and Anjou, had they ventured to oppose him; and there is no saying, now, upon whom his wrath may fall.
"At any rate, sir, with your permission I mean to be prepared for the worst; and the first work is to clean these pistols." "There can be no harm in that anyhow, Pierre, but I have no shadow of fear of any trouble occurring.

The one thing I am afraid of is that the king will keep Coligny near him, so that if war should break out again, we shall not have him for our general.

With the Queen of Navarre dead, the Admiral a prisoner here, and De la Noue a captive in the hands of Alva, we should fight under terrible disadvantages; especially as La Rochelle, La Charite, and Montauban have received royal governors, in accordance with the conditions of the peace." "Well, we shall see, master.