The assassin had fled by the back of the house, where a horse was standing in waiting.

It is said that the house belongs to the old Duchess of Guise.
"It is half an hour since the news reached the palace, and you may imagine the consternation it excited.

The king has shut himself up in his room.

Navarre and Conde are in deep grief, for they both regard the Admiral almost as a father.

As for the rest of us, we are furious.
"There is a report that the man who was seen galloping away from the house from which the shot was fired was that villain Maurevel, who so treacherously shot De Mouy, and was rewarded by the king for the deed.