If I could see nothing, I determined to accost some servant coming out from the castle; to make acquaintance with him and, over a bottle of wine, to find out in what part of the castle you were lodged.
"On the land side I could see nothing, and then went back and waited till Jacques and Roger returned.

Then we took a boat and, as you know, rowed up; and I soon made out your cap outside the wall.
"Then, as we rowed back, we arranged matters.

Jacques was to carry out your former orders: find out about the movement of troops, and warn the queen if danger threatened.

Roger was to be at the foot of the wall with a boat, as soon as it became dark.

I was to undertake to get you out.
"The first thing to do was to get a rope.