Some fresh bottles of wine and cold viands were at once placed upon the table.

Hector drank off a goblet of wine.
"Now, Monsieur le Prince, I will tell you all I know about the fight." And he gave Conde and his companions a brief sketch of the various movements and changes of the battle.
"It was a hard fought field indeed," Conde said, "and the result is a glorious one for France.

Now we will keep you no longer from your couch." "May I ask, sir, at what time we ought to present ourselves with the despatches at the palace ?" "It will not be necessary for you to present yourselves before ten o'clock, for it was late last night before her majesty retired.

Paris was wild at the news of the victory, and the reception at the palace was crowded.

Still, I should say that at ten it would be well that you and your companions should attend there, though you may have to wait for an hour or more for an audience." At ten o'clock Hector and his companions presented themselves at the palace.