Probably, too, they will, before they think of sallying out, attend the churches; where the priests will stir them up to fury, before they lead them out on a crusade into the country.
"I would that we knew where they are likely to begin.

There are a dozen villages, round the town." "What do you say to dividing our force, Francois?
As we near the town, you with one party could ride round to the left, I with the other to the right and, searching each village as we go, could join forces again on the other side of the town.

If Montpace had been with us, of course he would have taken the command of one of the parties.

It is unfortunate that he is laid up with that wound he got, at Saint Denis." "I am afraid he will never be fit for active service again, Philip.
But I am not sorry that he is not here.

He might have objected to our dividing the troop; and besides, I am glad that you should command, putting aside everything else.