Have horses in waiting, and the moment; you have released the lady ride north with her as fast as her strength will permit.

Indeed, you must not spare her, if Turenne be on your heels.

You should be across the Loire in sixty hours after leaving Chize.' 'Across the Loire ?' I exclaimed in astonishment.
'Yes, sir, across the Loire,' he replied, with some sternness.

'Your task, be good enough to understand, is to convoy Mademoiselle de la Vire with all speed to Blois.

There, attracting as little notice as may be, you will inquire for the Baron de Rosny at the Bleeding Heart, in the Rue de St.Denys.He will take charge of the lady, or direct you how to dispose of her, and your task will then be accomplished.