The young count sat up in bed, as he opened the door.
"You have given me a start, Leigh," he said, with a smile.

"I was dreaming that the Blues had retaken the town and, when the door opened, thought that it was a party come to make me prisoner.
"Is there any bad news?
You look grave." "Bad news as far as Jean Martin and I are concerned.

A messenger arrived, two hours ago, with the news that a party of Blues from Nantes arrived at his chateau, without being observed, as they had travelled all night and reached it at daybreak.

They had no doubt been specially sent to arrest Jean but, finding that he was away, they burnt the chateau, and carried off my sister a prisoner.
"We are going to start at once.

I trust that you will explain, to the other generals, the cause of our absence." "I am sorry, indeed, to hear your news," Rochejaquelein said warmly.