Your brother, on the contrary, has been married but a fortnight." "Well ?" "He is now finding fault with Madame a second time." "What, Buckingham still ?" "No, another." "Who ?" "Guiche." "Really?
Madame is a coquette, then ?" "I fear so." "My poor brother," said the king, laughing.
"You don't object to coquettes, it seems ?" "In Madame, certainly I do; but Madame is not a coquette at heart." "That may be, but your brother is excessively angry about it." "What does he want ?" "He wants to drown Guiche." "That is a violent measure to resort to." "Do not laugh; he is extremely irritated.

Think of what can be done." "To save Guiche--certainly." "Of, if your brother heard you, he would conspire against you as your uncle did against your father." "No; Philip has too much affection for me for that, and I, on my side, have too great a regard for him; we shall live together on very good terms.

But what is the substance of his request ?" "That you will prevent Madame from being a coquette and Guiche from being amiable." "Is that all?
My brother has an exalted idea of sovereign power.

To reform a man, not to speak about reforming a woman!" "How will you set about it ?" "With a word to Guiche, who is a clever fellow, I will undertake to convince him." "But Madame ?" "That is more difficult; a word will not be enough.

I will compose a homily and read it to her." "There is no time to be lost." "Oh, I will use the utmost diligence.