ing him closer, and as he whispered to the
priest a laugh wrinkled his worn face. Father John nodded, smiling.
The King's arm slipped from him and he straightened himself.

"You are right, Sire, it is their due. Mademoiselle, come nearer. Who
giveth this woman to this man?"

"I do," answered Louis.

Seven years after the boy Charles succeeded to the throne a certain
Stephen de Vesc, chamberlain to the King, was appointed, first,
Seneschal of Beaucaire, then Governor of Gaeta, and finally Constable
of France. Could it be that Stephen La Mothe adopted his wife's name
to please the Dauphin? Such changes are not unknown in our day, and
for less cause.

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