He will send another messenger on with the news to Cathelineau, and you will remain with him until I arrive.
"If he is not there, you will follow the bank of the river down to the other village.

You will give a shout as you pass the spot where we halted.

If no answer comes, you will probably find Pierre and the boat somewhere below.

You will not miss him, for I have ordered him to post two of your comrades on the bank, so that you cannot pass them unseen.

As in the first case, you will remain with him until I arrive, and your message will be carried to the general by another of his party.
"In case you do not find him at all, you will know that I have returned before you, and have taken him and the others on with me.
In that case, you must make a faggot sufficiently large to support you in the water, and swim across.