Part 2 (2/2)
”Unexpected, monsieur?”
”I said so May I add fortunate, too?”
”Such eneracious answer
”And in these times wise men seldom ride alone, monsieur,” came the quick retort ”I travel with an escort myself, you see, Captain Ellerey
I do not make a iment of Chasseurs?”
”That is ? Good! We can proceed together,”
and without waiting for an assent to this arrangeo forward, and watched theo forward at our leisure”
”I have not the honor of--”
”My name Ah, it is of small consequence Jules de Froilette, at your service It is unknown to you?”
”I think so, but your face seeether
”Ah, yes I go to Court sometimes”
”And I but seldom, monsieur”
”Then youI know the city well, and have nothing to hide I have interests in this country, let us say, in tiive when I am questioned, for no one respects a lazy man A voluntary exile from my country, I have no quarrel with France, nor she with me In these days men are become cosmopolitan, is it not so?”
”It looks like it in Sturatzberg,” Ellerey replied
”Monsieur is also an exile, and has no quarrel with his motherland?”
”At least I do not speak of it, Monsieur De Froilette”
”Pardon me, I am not inquisitive You crave for excite The promise of adventure will ever attract ested Ellerey
”I was going to say e,” De Froilette answered, ”but the failures come, too, and succeed--sometimes”
”You are as doubtful of the reward as I a
De Froilette did not join in his merriment
”A Captain of Horse is not to be despised,” he said slowly, glancing furtively at his companion