1st Voice: I'm surprised he hasn't called Axel out already...
2nd Voice: Who? De Mylcandonai?
3rd Voice: No, we were talking about the new Marquis, de Cieux.
2nd Voice: Whyever should de Cieux want to call Axel out?
1st Voice: Haven't you heard? Axel agreed to allow de Cieux into the
Cardinal's Guards last month, but then left him hanging around outside the
Paris barracls all month instead. Not the sort of thing a Marquis usually
takes lying down...
2nd Voice: Treating him with the contempt he shows for his other French
subordinates, I suppose...
3rd Voice: To make matters worse, Axel then offered him 500 Crowns to
assuage
his honour! He's treating the Marquis as though he was the heir to a
bawdyhouse, rather than to one of the most noble houses in France!!!
2nd Voice: Well, what can you expect from a Swede?
