As a matter of fact, I shall want you to go to Choisy with a letter, which you must see does not fall into the hands of any of these people of the Convention." "Give me the letter, Citizen, and trust me to do the rest," answered the faithful Brutus.
La Boulaye searched a drawer of his writing-table for the blank passport he required.

Having found it, he hesitated for a moment how to fill it in.

At last he decided, and set down three names--Pierre, Francois, and Julie Michael, players, going to Strasbourg--to which he added descriptions of himself, the Vicomte, and Mademoiselle.

He reasoned that in case it should ultimately prove impossible for him to accompany them, the passport, thus indited, would still do duty for the other two.

They could easily advance some excuse why the third person mentioned was not accompanying them.