7/8 You are wrong in having Belle-Ile-en-Mer secretly fortified. We shall never be at war against each other. That measure does not make me uneasy, it makes me sad. You are spending useless millions; tell your ministers so; and rest assured that I am well informed; render me the same service, my brother, if occasion offers." The king rang his bell violently, and his _valet de chambre_ appeared. |