Moreover, I do not consider that our journey will be altogether unattended by danger.

From what I have heard of de Tulle, he is a man who never forgives, and will pursue his object with the pertinacity of a bloodhound.

He has failed in his first attempt, but there is no reason why he should not renew it, confident, perhaps, that if successful the king, though he may feel it necessary to feign much anger for a time, will finally forgive him and take him into favour again, especially as his family would bring all their influence to bear to bring this about.

Doubtless, he will be kept perfectly informed of what is going on here.

There are several forests to be traversed on the way, and these are, for the most part, the haunts of robber bands; and, should the carriage be found overturned, and the baron and his daughter missing, it would be put down as their work.