Themanwiththelanternopenedthecarriage—door，andsaidtwoorthreewordstotheonewhoactedasdriver，whoimmediatelygotdownfromhisseat，tookupashortmusketwhichhekeptunderhisfeet，andplaceditsmuzzleonhisprisoner\'schest。
\"Andfireatonceifhespeaks！\"addedaloudthemanwhoalightedfromthecarriage。
\"Verygood，\"repliedhiscompanion，withoutanotherremark。
Withthisrecommendation，thepersonwhohadaccompaniedthekinginthecarriageascendedtheflightofsteps，atthetopofwhichthegovernorwasawaitinghim。？\"Monsieurd\'Herblay！\"saidthelatter。
\"Hush！\"