VIII
MARTYRDOM
Thecardinalwentstraighttothequeen-mother。”Iholdthethreadsoftheconspiracyoftheheretics，”saidCatherine。”Theyhavesentmethistreatyandthesedocumentsbythehandsofthatchild，”sheadded。
DuringthetimethatCatherinewasexplainingmatterstothecardinal，QueenMarywhisperedafewwordstothegrand-master。”Whatisallthisabout？”askedtheyoungking，whowasleftaloneinthemidstoftheviolentclashofinterests。”TheproofsofwhatIwastellingtoyourMajestyhavenotbeenlonginreachingus，”saidthecardinal，whohadgraspedthepapers。
TheDucdeGuisedrewhisbrotherasidewithoutcaringthatheinterruptedhim，andsaidinhisear，”Thismakesmelieutenant-