I've come to fetch you to attend Salvat's trial, which takes place to-day.

I had no end of trouble to secure two places.

Come, get up, we'll have _dejeuner_ in town, so as to reach the court early." Then, while Pierre was hastily dressing, Guillaume, who on his side seemed thoughtful and worried that morning, began to question him: "Have you anything to reproach us with ?" he asked.
"No, nothing.

What an idea!" was Pierre's reply.
"Then why have you been staying away?
We had got into the habit of seeing you every day, but all at once you disappear." Pierre vainly sought a falsehood, and all his composure fled.

"I had some work to do here," said he, "and then, too, my gloomy ideas cane back to me, and I didn't want to go and sadden you all." At this Guillaume hastily waved his hand.