Montalais stood by admiringly; La Valliere, seated in a corner of the room, looked on thoughtfully.

It is impossible to describe the effect which the presence of the prince produced upon this gleeful company, and it would be equally impossible to describe the effect which the sight of their happiness produced upon Philip.

The Comte de Guiche had no power to move; Madame remained in the middle of one of the figures and of an attitude, unable to utter a word.

The Chevalier de Lorraine, leaning his back against the doorway, smiled like a man in the very height of the frankest admiration.

The pallor of the prince, and the convulsive twitching of his hands and limbs, were the first symptoms that struck those present.