Some walked up and down, silent and stern.

Others gathered in groups, and passionately discussed the matter.

This was an attack not only upon the Admiral but upon the Huguenots in general.

It was the work of the Guises, ever the deadliest foes of the Reformed faith--the authors of every measure taken against them, the cause of all the blood that had been shed in the civil wars.
One thing was certain: all must leave Paris, and prepare for a renewal of the war.

But it was equally certain they could not leave until the Admiral was fit to be moved.
"Truly he is a saint," said one of the gentlemen, who had come down from the room where Coligny was lying.