She will be a companion, though one that you would not take from choice.

Still, your father may wish to question her, and, indeed, it would be better in many respects that you should have a female with you." "Thank you, Monsieur Kennedy,"-- for she had already learned his name--she said gratefully, "it would certainly be much better." The old woman was therefore brought down, and made to enter the carriage, and seat herself facing Mademoiselle Pointdexter.

Mike took his seat on the box, and Desmond mounted one of the saddle horses, and led the other.

They had already removed the bodies that lay in front of the gates.
They had to make a considerable detour round Paris, before they came down upon the Versailles road.

The roads were bad and the carriage was heavy, and daylight was already breaking when they entered the town.