Thisplanpresented,especiallytoBarond\'Aygaliers,twoapparentlyinsurmountabledifficulties,foritcouldonlybecarriedoutbyinducingthekingtorelaxhisrigorousmeasuresandbyinducingtheCamisardstosubmit。Nowthebaronhadnoconnectionwiththecourt,andwasnotpersonallyacquaintedwithasingleHuguenotchief。
ThefirstthingnecessarytoenablethebarontobeginhiseffortswasapassportforParis,andhefeltsurethatashewasaProtestantneitherM。deBavillenorM。deMontrevelwouldgivehimone。Aluckyaccident,however,relievedhisembarrassmentandstrengthenedhisresolution,forhethoughthesawinthisaccidentthehandofProvidence。
Barond\'AygaliersfoundonedayatthehouseofafriendaM。deParatte,acolonelintheking\'sarmy,andwhoafterwardsbecamemajor—general,butwhoatthetimewearespeakingofwascommandantatUzes。Hewasofaveryimpulsivedisposition,andsozealousinmattersrelatingtotheCatholicreligionandintheserviceoftheking,thathenevercouldfindhimselfinthepresenceofaProtestantwithoutexpressinghisindignationatthosewhohadtakenuparmsagainsttheirprince,andalsothosewhowithouttakinguparmsencouragedtherebelsintheirdesigns。M。d\'Aygaliersunderstoodthatanallusionwasmeanttohimself,andheresolvedtotakeadvantageofit。
SothenextdayhepaidavisittoM。deParatte,andinsteadofdemandingsatisfaction,asthelatterquiteexpected,fortherudenessofhisremarksonthepreviousday,heprofessedhimselfverymuchobligedforwhathehadsaid,whichhadmadesuchadeepimpressiononhimthathehadmadeuphismindtogiveproofofhiszealandloyaltybygoingtoParisandpetitioningthekingforapositionatcourt。DeParatte,charmedwithwhathehadheard,andenchantedwithhisconvert,embracedd\'Aygaliers,andgavehim,saysthechronicler,hisblessing;andwiththeblessingapassport,andwishedhimallthesuccessthatafathercouldwishforhisson。
D\'Aygaliershadnowattainedhisobject,andfurnishedwiththeluckysafe—conduct,hesetoutforParis,withouthavingcommunicatedhisintentionstoanyone,noteventohismother。