About noon
And look you , if you repeat the other tale , and do not drive it out of her head , you need not look to be long with her -- no , nor at home . My father will have no one there to cause a scandal by an evil tongue . ' That threat convinced Veronique that she had been right ; but she , too , had learnt lessons at the Louvre , and she was too diplomatic not to ask pardon for her blunder , promise to contradict it when her mistress could listen , and express her satisfaction that it was not the Chevalier Narcisse -- for such things were not pleasant , as she justly observed , in families . About noon on the Tuesday the Louvre was unusually tranquil . All the world had gone forth to a procession to Notre Dame , headed by the King and all the royal family , to offer thanksgiving for the deliverance of the country from the atrocious conspiracy of the Huguenots . Eustacie 's chamber was freed from the bustle of all the maids of honour arraying themselves , and adjusting curls , feathers , ruffs and jewels ; and such relief as she was capable of experiencing she felt in the quiet . Veronique hoped she would sleep , and watched like a dragon to guard against any disturbance , springing out with upraised finger when a soft gliding step and rustling of brocade was heard .