Do you want to rest ?" "I!" "Yes; you can sleep an hour." "Thanks; it's unnecessary." "Then we will start whenever you are ready." "But your men ?" "Oh! my men are ready." "Where ?" "Everywhere." "I should like to see them." "You shall." "When ?" "Whenever agreeable to you.

My men are very discreet, and never show themselves till I make the signal." "So that whenever I want to see them--" "You will tell me; I shall give the signal and they'll appear." "Let us start, general." "Yes, let us start." The two young men wrapped themselves in their cloaks and went out.

At the door Roland collided against a small group of five men.

These five men wore Republican uniforms; one of them had sergeant stripes on his sleeve.
"What is all this ?" asked Roland.
"Nothing," replied Cadoudal, laughing.
"But who are these men ?" "Coeur-de-Roi and his party; they are starting on that expedition you know of." "Then they expect by means of this uniform--" "Oh! you shall know all, colonel; I have no secrets from you." Then, turning to the little group, Cadoudal called: "Coeur-de-Roi!" The man with the stripes on his sleeves left the group, and came to Cadoudal.
"Did you call me, general ?" asked the pretended sergeant.
"Yes, I want to know your plan." "Oh! general, it is very simple." "Let me judge of that." "I put this paper in the muzzle of my gun." Coeur-de-Roi showed a large envelope with an official red seal, which had once, no doubt, contained some Republican despatch intercepted by the Chouans.

"I present myself to the sentries, saying: 'Despatch from the general of division.' I enter the first guardhouse and ask to be shown the house of the citizen-commissioner; they show me, I thank them; always best to be polite.