'athys , then , went to pay a visit to one of her friends absent at the time , ' continued treville , 'to a young bearnais , a cadet in her majesty 's guards , the company of madame dessessart , but scarcely had she arrived at her friend 's and taken up a book , while waiting her return , when a mixed crowd of bailiffs and soldiers came and laid siege to the house , broke open several doors -- ' the cardinal made the queen a sign , which signified , 'that was on account of the affair about which i spoke to you . '