So your disguises are ready ?" "Yes, monsieur," Louise said; "I have a boy's suit for Mademoiselle Virginie.

She did not like it at first, but I thought that if mademoiselle went with you it would be strange to have three girls journeying under the charge of one young man." "I think it a very good plan, Louise, but you must get out of the way of calling me monsieur or else it will slip out before people.
Now what I propose is, that when we get fairly away we shall buy a horse and cart, for with you with us we can go forward more boldly than if we were alone.
"You will be grandmother, and we shall be travelling from a farm near Etampes to visit your daughter, who is married to a farmer near Nantes.

That will be a likely story now, and we can always make a detour to avoid towns.

It will be dark when you go out this evening, so you can take three bundles of clothes with you.

The only thing is about to-night.