If there was one thing he enjoyed more than another it was the adventures of the worthy Pantagruel and his resourceful esquire; but he had never been able to complete this record of extravagant exploits, partly because he could not read fast enough and partly because his master kept finding new hiding places for it.
"A messenger from De Guitaut," he said, "called this morning for you." "For me?
That is strange.

The captain knew that I could not arrive before to-night, which is the twentieth." "I told the officer that.

He laughed curiously and said that he expected to find you absent." "What the devil did he call for, then ?" Breton made a grimace which explained his inability to answer this question.
The Chevalier stood still and twisted his mustache till the ends were like needle-points.

"Horns of Panurge! as Victor would say; is it possible for any man save Homer to be in two places at once?
Possibly I am to race for some other end of France.

I like it not.