You follow me ?' 'Perfectly,' I answered, speaking in my turn with some dryness.

'But Mademoiselle I understand is young.

What if she will not accompany me, a stranger, entering her room at night, and by the window ?' 'That has been thought of' was the answer.

He turned to the King of Navarre, who, after a moment's search, produced a small object from his pouch.

This he gave to his companion, and the latter transferred it to me.