On the part of the ship in sight, on the contrary, two more small sails were run up at the extremities of the masts.

Unfortunately, it was the time of the finest and longest days of the year, and the moon, in all her brilliancy, succeeded inauspicious daylight.

The _balancelle_, which was pursuing the little bark before the wind, had then still half an hour of twilight, and a whole night almost as light as day.
"Monseigneur! monseigneur! we are lost!" said the captain.

"Look! they see us plainly, though we have lowered sail." "That is not to be wondered at," murmured one of the sailors, "since they say that, by the aid of the devil, the Paris-folk have fabricated instruments with which they see as well at a distance as near, by night as well as by day." Aramis took a telescope from the bottom of the boat, focussed it silently, and passing it to the sailor, "Here," said he, "look!" The sailor hesitated.
"Don't be alarmed," said the bishop, "there is no sin in it; and if there is any sin, I will take it on myself." The sailor lifted the glass to his eye, and uttered a cry.

He believed that the vessel, which appeared to be distant about cannon-shot, had at a single bound cleared the whole distance.