India 2001 books

D'Elbee and Stofflet are at
Chatillon; your own followers are all in that vicinity. When there, we
can communicate with Bonchamps and Charette. We must go to Chatillon."
"And your wife, Charles, and Marie! you will not leave them in the
chateau?"
"If your father and Agatha will receive them, they shall go to
Durbelliere."
"There you are right," said Henri. "Whatever may be the danger, let us
have them together; we shall then at any rate be able to feel that we
know the point which is to be defended most closely."
"We will start tomorrow, Henri; tomorrow evening. May God grant that
that may be time enough. Westerman cannot collect his men so as to force
a march as far as Clisson tomorrow; but before a week is over, I know
that the chateau will be a ruin."
"Will you leave the furniture?" said Henri.
"Yes," answered de Lescure; "furniture, horses, cattle, corn--everything
but my wife and child. Let everything go: am I not giving it to my
King?"

CHAPTER VIII
CLISSON
De Lescure had calculated wrongly with regard to Westerman's return.


Pages:
447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471