A great number of peasants were sleeping there.

He was not long in finding his own band.

He roused Andre and Pierre with some difficulty for, having both been up all the previous night, they slept heavily.
"Come with me," Leigh said, as soon as they were sufficiently roused to understand who was speaking to them.

"I want to have a talk with you.
"I have some bad news," he went on, as they passed beyond the sleepers; "the Blues have been at the chateau.

They have burned it down, and have carried off Madame Martin." Exclamations of rage broke from both the lads.