"Monsieur de Saumaise would never have returned it in this condition; besides, Hector would have been the messenger.

What will Monsieur Paul say when he sees it ?" And, knowing that he had no cause to worry, and having not the slightest warning that his master's liberty was in danger, Breton reseated himself by the candles and continued his indulgence in stolen sweets; that is to say, he renewed the adventures of that remarkable offspring of Gargantua..