Part Three: V, Chronicle of August 15, VI, Ultima Ratio Regum, and VII, Strait Is the Gate Summary

In Chronicle of August 15, Juan de Dios González is saying mass in Latin, which Queen Marie-Louise finds pleasant, though she doesn't understand it. Henri Christophe is distracted with feelings of unease. He is aware of the people's growing dislike for him. Suddenly, a second priest appears, the grotesque figure of the imprisoned priest, though all know of his death. The people shrink from the apparition. The king is struck to the floor, paralyzed, and the apparition leaps to the roof-beams above him. Henri Christophe is carried out of the church, cursing, and brought back to his chambers to be nursed.

In Ultima Ratio Regum, a week has passed. Henri Christophe begins feeling...