came up and congratulated him.

He received these signs of the impression that the queens' words
had conferred upon him quietly.

"I am very sorry for what has occurred," he said. "I have killed
many in battle, but this is the first time that I have killed
anyone in a private quarrel. It was not one of my seeking, but I
am none the less sorry."

As he passed near Madame de Chevreuse, she made a gesture to him
to come to her. "You did not accept my warning," she said sadly.
"Remember, a storm is not past because the first flash of lightning
does not strike."

"I am well aware of that, madam; I thank you for your warning, but
I am bound here by my duties as a tree is bound to the earth by
its roots, and neither can move at will to escape a storm passing
overhead."

"Should I hear of any fresh danger, Monsieur Campbell," she said
in a low voice, "I will have you informed of it, but it is more
probable that I shall not know. Were it a state secret I should
surely hear of it, but in a matter like this none save those
concerned would be likely to know of it until it was over. Be
always on your guard night and day, you cannot tell when the bolt
may fall;" and she motioned to him to pass on again. As before,
Hector accompanied the cardinal as far as his hotel, then he went
towards his own lodgings, Paolo, with his hand on his dagger,
keeping a pace behind him, while the four troopers followed one