When Hanno has urged Richelieu to accept his request and offer:
"Silence fell again, except for the wind, the river, a ticking clock and the kitten..." (p. 233)
Silence underlines a significant stage in the dialogue. The wind is present because it always is. A ticking clock explicitly means the passage of time. Time has been compared to a river. The kitten is a trademark of the Cardinal as also indicated by this chapter's title.
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Silence also means "deep thought", in this context. And when Richelieu thought deeply, he thought -deeply-.
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