There is a repetition of the ballet this afternoon." "You will read her a lecture while you are dancing ?" "Yes, madame." "You promise to convert her ?" "I will root out the heresy altogether, either by convincing her, or by extreme measures." "That is all right, then.

Do not mix me up in the affair; Madame would never forgive me all her life, and as a mother-in-law, I ought to desire to live on good terms with my new-found daughter." "The king, madame, will take all upon himself.

But let me reflect." "What about ?" "It would be better, perhaps, if I were to go and see Madame in her own apartment." "Would that not seem a somewhat serious step to take ?" "Yes; but seriousness is not unbecoming in preachers, and the music of the ballet would drown half my arguments.

Besides, the object is to prevent any violent measures on my brother's part, so that a little precipitation may be advisable.

Is Madame in her own apartment ?" "I believe so." "What is my statement of grievances to consist of ?" "In a few words, of the following: music uninterruptedly; Guiche's assiduity; suspicions of treasonable plots and practices." "And the proofs ?" "There _are_ none." "Very well; I will go at once to see Madame." The king turned to look in the mirrors at his costume, which was very rich, and his face, which was radiant as the morning.