Madame this evening: I shall not be in the least jealous. I am
ordering you. I am being watched. Do not come near me again." As
soon as she had said this she moved away.

The Duc d'Anjou stood there thunderstruck. He saw that he had a
successful rival: the reference to Madame made it obvious that
this was the Duc de Guise, and left him in no doubt that his
sister was to play second fiddle to the Princess de Montpensier.
Jealousy, frustration and rage joining to the dislike which he
already had for the Duc roused him to a violent fury; and he
would have given there and then some bloody mark of his temper
had not that dissimulation which came naturally to him prevented
him from attacking the Duc de Guise in the present circumstances.
He did not, however, refrain from the pleasure of disclosing his
knowledge of this secret affair. He approached the Duc de Guise
as they left the salon where they had been dancing and said to
him "To presume to raise your eyes towards my sister, as well as
stealing the affection of the woman I love is altogether too
much. The presence of the King prevents me from taking any action
just now, but remember that the loss of your life may be, one
day, the least thing with which I shall punish your
impertinence."

The pride of the Duc de Guise was not accustomed to submit tamely
to such threats, but he was unable to reply because at that
moment the King called both of them to his side. He did not
forget, however, and tried all his life to exact revenge.

From that evening the Duc d'Anjou endeavoured an all sorts of
ways to turn the King against the Duc de Guise. He persuaded the