Have your own men had food yet ?" "No, sir.

I thought perhaps they would carry it with them." "No, no.

Let them all have a hearty meal before they move, then they can hold on as long as may be necessary." The company fell out again, and, in a quarter of an hour, they and the troopers breakfasted.

A joint of meat was placed, for the use of the king and the officers who had come with him, and Captain Jervoise and those with him prepared to take their meal a short distance away, but Charles said: "Bring that joint here, Captain Jervoise, and we will all take breakfast together.

We are all hunters and comrades." In a short time, they were all seated round a fire, with their meat on wooden platters on their knees, and with mugs of wine beside them; Captain Jervoise, by the king's orders, taking his seat beside him.