5/43 It can take a drink at the fountain, in the centre. Did my sister take it away with her, or was it left ?" "I did not hear, captain. My mother ran into the house crying, and said: "'The Blues have come, and have set fire to the chateau and carried madame away prisoner. Take the horse and ride to the army, and tell Monsieur Martin what has happened.' "I ran into the stable and saddled it, took two loaves of bread, one for him and one for myself, and started. I should have been here in the middle of the day, but I lost my way in the lanes last night, and had to stop till daylight and, even then, rode for a long time in the wrong direction." Leaving the lad and horse in the middle of the square, Leigh went to the steps of the church. |