Louis ran beside us weeping; the last brown leaves fluttered down in showers.

And between my eyes and all, the slow steady rain fell and fell.

And so I left Cocheforet.
Louis went with us to a point a mile beyond the village, and there stood and saw us go, cursing me furiously as I passed.

Looking back when we had ridden on, I still saw him standing, and after a moment's hesitation I rode back to him.
'Listen, fool!' I said, cutting him short in the midst of his mowing and snarling, 'and give this message to your mistress.

Tell her from me that it will be with her husband as it was with M.de Regnier, when he fell into the hands of his enemy--no better and no worse.' 'You want to kill her, too, I suppose ?' he answered glowering at me.
'No, fool, I want to save her,' I retorted wrathfully.