He went to Jacintha, and demanded an explanation of this.

The ready Jacintha said it looked as if she meant to be home directly; and added, with cool cunning, "That is a hint for me to get their rooms ready." "This letter must have come here enclosed in another," said Edouard, sternly.
"Like enough," replied Jacintha, with an appearance of sovereign indifference.
Edouard looked at her, and said, grimly, "I will go to Frejus." "So I would," said Jacintha, faltering a little, but not perceptibly; "you might meet them on the road, if so be they come the same road; there are two roads, you know." Edouard hesitated; but he ended by sending Dard to the town on his own horse, with orders to leave him at the inn, and borrow a fresh horse.

"I shall just have time," said he.

He rode to Frejus, and inquired at the inns and post-office for Mademoiselle de Beaurepaire.

They did not know her; then he inquired for Madame Raynal.