Come, Antoine, we'll let the ladies rest while you and I look for the state apartments for ourselves." Picard permitted a grin to pass over his broad face.

His heart belonged to his daughter Suzanne and the Lannes family, and it was not moved easily by outsiders.

Yet, this young John Scott from across the sea was beginning to find a favorable place in his mind.

He spoke good French, he fought well for the French, he was highly esteemed by Monsieur Philip, he had done great service for Mademoiselle Julie and in the present crisis he was a tower of strength for them all.

His daughter, Suzanne, regarded young Scott with a certain fear, but he, Antoine, could not share it.