CHAPTER VII.
SUNDAY IN THE BOCAGE.
The remainder of that week was spent by Henri and the Cure as actively and as successfully as the day in which they visited Echanbroignes.

The numbers they enrolled exceeded their hopes, and they found among the people many more arms than they expected, though mostly of a very rude kind.

The party separated on the Saturday night, with the understanding that they were to meet together at Done on the Tuesday evening, to proceed from thence to the attack of Saumur.

Henri Larochejaquelin returned to Durbelliere.

The Cure of St.Laud went to his own parish, to perform mass among his own people on the following morning, and Jacques Chapeau, according to agreement, took up his quarters at the smith's house in Echanbroignes.
On the following morning, he and Annot, and most of the young men and women of the village walked over to St.Laud's to receive mass from Father Jerome, and to hear the discourse which he had promised to give respecting the duties of the people in the coming times.
The people, as in olden days, were crowded round the church about half-past ten o'clock; but the doors of the church were closed.