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Excerpt from The Memoirs of the Duke of Sully, Vol. 2 of 5: Prime-Minister to Henry the Great This embassy seemed too like that which had drawn the hatred of the princess, and the count of Sois sous upon me; and my first emotions upon receiving it were caused by my grief that the king's service generally engaged me in such affairs. Henry, who guessed part of my thoughts, forgot nothing which he imagined capable of lessening what was disa greeable in this commission: he told me, that the success which fortune seemed to annex to all affairs wherein I was employed, as a reward due to my fidelity, induced him to choose me, in preference to any other, to transact this business: that none of my services were lost upon him: and thathe took extremely kind the attention I always shewed to avoid or break off any connexions which were capa ble of diminishing my zeal for him. Speaking these words, be embraced me tenderly, adding, with a kindness that went to my heart, that he earnestly intreated me to be careful of my own security, since Ishould be obliged to pass through places subject to the Guises; and to preserve myself for a prince who loved me. Princes who behave in this manner cannot be too faithfully served. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.