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‘Well, Monsieur Duke,’ said the king, ‘have you made
your calculations?’
‘Yes, sire. Today is the twentieth of September. The alder-
men of the city give a fete on the third of October. That will
fall in wonderfully well; you will not appear to have gone
out of your way to please the queen.’
Then the cardinal added, ‘A PROPOS, sire, do not for-
get to tell her Majesty the evening before the fete that you
should like to see how her diamond studs become her.’

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