Sully, in his memoirs, tells us that, at the siege of Montmélian, a cannon-shot struck the ground close to the spot where he and the king were standing, showering upon them earth and little flint stones; whereupon Henry swiftly and unconsciously made the sign of the cross. “Now I know,” said the delighted Sully, – himself an unswerving Protestant, – “now I know that you are a good Catholic.” Agnes Repplier, “Christianity and War”.