text:  In a lonely part of the town he is overpowered by numbers and is rescued from imminent peril by the Duke of Guise's sister-in-law the Duchess of Nevers that golden-haired emerald-eyed dame of whom Ronsard sang-- "La Duchesse de Nevers Aux yeux verts Qui sous leur paupiere blonde Lancent sur nous plus d'eclairs Que ne font vingt Jupiters Dans les airs Lorsque la tempete gronde