I feel your kindness, but it would be a pain to me to know that you were lingering here on my account, when you must be longing to embrace your children." The four days passed rapidly.

Gervaise had, at the suggestion of the governor, laid aside the mantle and insignia of the Order.
"If you do not do so," he said, "I must place a strong guard of soldiers on board, in order to ensure that the pasha's safeguard is not violated.
Sailors are a turbulent race, and were you recognised here they might make a tumult, and slay you before a word of what was going on reached me.

In any case I shall place two soldiers on board until you leave the port." On the morning of the fifth day the sails were got up, and the vessel sailed out from the port.

Fortune again favoured them, and they reached Rhodes without any adventure.

Gervaise went at once to the palace, and handed over the purse of gold to the treasurer.