The young gentleman and his servant killed four of them, and bound the other; and then, entering the house, compelled the woman who had been appointed to act as her servant to lead the way to her chamber.

Fortunately, the carriage in which she had been taken there was still in the stables, with its horses.

The gallant young gentleman at once got the carriage in readiness, placed my daughter in it, with the woman who had been attending on her.

The servant drove, and he rode by the side of the carriage, and in that way brought her home this morning.' "In spite of his efforts to appear indifferent, it was evident that the king was greatly annoyed.

However, he only said: "'You did quite right to come to me, Baron.