Louis XIII stopped, terrified at what he was about to say, while Richelieu, stretching out his neck, waited uselessly for the word which had died on the lips of the king.
XIII. Lajos elhallgatott; maga is megrémült attól, ami kis híján kiszaladt a száján; Richelieu pedig hiába leste-várta a szót, mellyel a király adós maradt.