In that way you will avoid any risk of being questioned." The boys then dispersed, and Leigh returned to the priest's.

He and Martin had already talked over their disguises, and had agreed that those of fishermen would be the most appropriate; but until they could obtain the necessary clothes, they would go in the attire of fairly well-to-do people in a country town.
"We should only have to put on a tricolour scarf, Jean, and should look like municipal authorities." "It would go against the grain to put that rag on," Martin said; "but your idea is a good one, and I would dress up as a general of the Blues, or as Robespierre himself, on such an errand as we are bound on.
"We cannot do better than go to Clisson.

The place is in the hands of our people, and the village authorities will not dare to ask us any questions." After dining with the cure, they mounted and rode to Clisson, arriving there at five o'clock in the afternoon.

They went to the leader of the force there, as he was a friend of Jean's.
"I will send and get you the things," he said, when they told him the object of their visit.

"It is just as well, if any of the people here are acting as spies for the Blues--which is likely enough--that they should not be able to give any description of you.