"Bordeaux.--No,"
and signed his name.
He then enclosed this laconic despatch in an envelope, on which he
wrote the following address:--
"_To her Majesty, Queen Anne of Austria, Regent of France._"
Nanon meanwhile wrote a few lines, which she placed with the other,
after showing them to the duke:--
MY DEAR BARON,--The accompanying despatch is for her Majesty
the queen, as you see. On your life, carry it to her
instantly; the welfare of the kingdom is at stake!
Your loving sister,