Ten Years Later Chapter 40 - The Nymphs of the Park of Fontainebleau

In which the splendid entertainments at Fontainebleau unveil a delicate dance of courtly affections and unspoken sorrows, with De Guiche’s quiet torment lying bare amidst the glitter and gaiety of nymphs and masked nobles. Meanwhile, the soft moonlight bathes the wooded park in a gentle embrace where friendship, secret longings, and whispered confidences unfold beneath the venerable royal oak.