ThissacrificewhichtheDucwaspreparedtomakecausedthePrincesstoforgetalltheangershehadshown。ShechangedthesubjectandbegantospeakoftheindiscretiondisplayedbyMadameinmakingthefirstadvancesandoftheconsiderableadvantageswhichhewouldgainifhemarriedher。Intheend，withoutsayinganythingkindtotheDucdeGuise，shemadehimrecallathousandthingshehadfoundsopleasinginMlle。deMezieres。Althoughtheyhadnothadprivateconversationforalongtime，theyfoundthemselvesattunedtooneanother，andtheirthoughtswentalongatrackwhichtheybothhadtravelledinthepast。AttheendofthisagreeablemeetingtheDucwasleftinastateofconsiderablehappiness，andthePrincesswasnotalittlemovedtothinkthathetrulylovedher。However，intheprivacyofherroomshebecameashamedoftheeasewithwhichshehadacceptedtheDuc\'sexcusesandreflectedonthetroubleintowhichshemightbeplungedifsheengagedinsomethingshehadalwaysregardedwithdistasteandonthefrighteningmiserywhichajealoushusbandmightinflictonher。Thesethoughtsmadeheradoptnewresolves，buttheydisappearedthenextdayonthesightoftheDucdeGuise。
ThenewalliancebetweentheirfamiliesgavetheDucmanyopportunitiestospeaktoher。HegaveheranexactaccountofallthatpassedbetweenMadameandhimself。HehaddifficultyinallayingthejealousytowhichthebeautyofMadamegaveriseandanynumberofpromisesfailedtoreassureher。ThisjealousyenabledthePrincesstodefendtheremainsofherheartagainsttheadvancesoftheDuc，whoalreadyhadwonthegreaterpartofit。
ThemarriageoftheKingtothedaughteroftheEmperorMaximilianfilledtheCourtwithfetesandcelebrations。TheKingputonaballetinwhichMadameandalltheprincessesweretodance;amongthemonlythePrincessdeMontpensiercouldrivalMadameinbeauty。TheDucd\'AnjouandfourothersweretomakeanappearanceasMoors;theircostumeswouldallbeidentical，aswasusualinthissortofperformance。Onthefirstoccasiononwhichtheballetwaspresented，theDucdeGuise，beforethedancebeganandbeforehehaddonnedhismask，saidafewwordstothePrincessashewentpasther。ShesawclearlythatthePrinceherhusbandhadnoticedthis，whichmadeherfeeluneasy。
Alittlelater，seeingtheDucd\'AnjouinhismaskandMoorishcostume，whowascomingtospeaktoher，shemistookhimfortheDucdeGuiseandsaidtohim\"DonothaveeyesforanyonebutMadamethisevening：Ishallnotbeintheleastjealous。Iamorderingyou。Iambeingwatched。Donotcomenearmeagain。\"Assoonasshehadsaidthisshemovedaway。
TheDucd\'Anjoustoodtherethunderstruck。Hesawthathehadasuccessfulrival：thereferencetoMadamemadeitobviousthatthiswastheDucdeGuise，andlefthiminnodoubtthathissisterwastoplaysecondfiddletothePrincessdeMontpensier。