Although warned that the man she had loved so much was in great danger, the queen, when his death was announced to her, would not believe the fact, and even imprudently exclaimed, "it is false; he has just written to me!"
Quoique prévenue que l'homme qu'elle avait tant aimé courait un danger, la reine, lorsqu'on lui annonça cette mort, ne voulut pas la croire; il lui arriva même de s'écrier imprudemment: «C'est faux! il vient de m'écrire.»