12/31 ." "Monsieur le Comte ?" bewildered. I could not leave him." "Which speaks well for your heart, lad, but not for your reason. Where is Monsieur le Comte ?" "At Three Rivers; a day and a night's ride from here, with good paddlers." "Good. We shall start out in the morning." "To bring him back to France ?" "Nothing less, lad. The count has been greatly wronged by Monsieur le Marquis, and it is to be set to rights forthwith. |