\'Precisely.\'
\'Youwillremainonguard,\'Iwenton,\'untilto-morrowmorningifM.deBruhlremainshere;butwheneverheleavesyouwilltakeyourordersfromthepersonsinside,andfollowthemimplicitly.\'
\'YourExcellency\'smindmaybeeasy,\'heanswered,handlinghisdagger.
Dismissinghimwithanod,IturnedwithasmiletoM.deBruhl,andsawthatbetweenrageatthisunexpectedcheckandchagrinattheinsultputuponhim,hisdiscomfiturewasascompleteasI
couldwish.AsforFresnoy,ifhehadseriouslyintendedtodisputeourpassage,hewasnolongerinthemoodfortheattempt.YetIdidnotlethismasteroffwithoutonemoreprick.\'Thatbeingsettled,M.deBruhl,\'Isaidpleasantly,\'I