"It was Sluy's box. Therefore, he was the host. Therefore, it was his responsibility to make a formal introduction of Etienne d'Arcachon to you, mademoiselle. But he was too Dutch, drunk, and distracted to perform his proper rôle. I never cleared my throat so many times - but to no avail. Monsieur d'Arcachon was placed in an impossible situation!"
"So he tried to take his own life?"
"It was the only honorable course," d'Avaux said simply.
"He is the politest man in France," Monmouth added.
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