"The Pavannes," I made shift to say, "must have had five minutes' start." "More," Croisette answered, "if Madame and he got away at once.

If all has gone well with them, and they have not been stopped in the streets they should be at Mirepoix's by now.

They seemed to be pretty sure that he would take them in." "Ah!" I sighed.

"What fools we were to bring madame from that place! If we had not meddled with her affairs we might have reached Louis long ago our Louis, I mean." "True," Croisette answered softly, "but remember that then we should not have saved the other Louis as I trust we have.

He would still be in Pallavicini's hands.