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Then he must go to her at once , and I shall expect tidings as soon as he returns . Perhaps the fever was seething in her blood yesterday . '' He had no time to make any further remarks about the sufferer , for one visitor followed another . Shortly before noon the Bishop of Arras ushered in Duke Maurice , who wished to take leave of him . Granvelle , in a businesslike manner , summed up the result of the negotiations , and Charles made no objection ; but after he had said farewell to the Saxon prince , he remarked , with a smile which was difficult to interpret : `` One thing more , my dear Prince . The beautiful singer has suffered from the gagliarde , which she had the honour of dancing with you ; she is lying ill of a fever . We will , however , scarcely regard it as an evil omen for the agreements which we concluded on the same day .