It will give me the greatest pleasure to accompany you, and mademoiselle, and Monsieur de la Vallee, whom I now regard as a dear friend, to your home." "That is settled, then," the baron said.

"We start early on Thursday morning.

It would be well, therefore, if you were to ride over on Wednesday evening, and occupy one of the many spare chambers there are in the house." "I will do so willingly; and I shall ask the colonel to allow my servant to accompany me." "That is already settled.

I told Colonel O'Brien that I owed much to him also, and he at once acceded to my request, saying that, although the wound is healing, the surgeon said that it would be a fortnight, yet, before he will be fit for service; and, moreover, that it was a custom when an officer went on leave that he should, if he wished it, take his soldier servant with him." "Thank you again, Baron.

Mike is a faithful fellow, and a shrewd one.