It was my daughter who gave the alarm and called us to your assistance.

You were lying under her widow." Then, seeing the growing wonder in my eyes and misconstruing it into alarm: "Nay, have no fear, monsieur," he cried.

"You were very well advised in coming to us.
You have fallen among friends.

We are Orleanists too,--at Lavedan, for all that I was not in the fight at Castelnaudary.

That was no fault of mine.