It was July 10, 1540, our chronology, at four o'clock in the afternoon, in Paris, near the university, at the entrance to the Augustinian church, near the bowl with holy water. A handsome, stately young man with a dark face, long curls, big black eyes, dressed exquisitely, but simply armed with only a small dagger, the handle of which captivated with wonderful work, stood there without moving all evening...