\"Brother，\"saidColombacaressingly，\"Ihavesomethingtogiveyou，too。Theclothesyouarewearingaremuchtoograndforthiscountry。
Yourfineclothfrock-coatwouldbeintattersintwodays，ifyouworeitinthe/maquis/。YoumustkeepitforthetimewhenMissNevilcomes。\"
Then，openingacupboard，shetookoutacompletehuntingdress。
\"I’vemadeyouavelvetjacket，andhere’sacap，suchasoursmartyoungmenwear。Iembroidereditforyou，eversolongago。Willyoutrythemon？\"Andshemadehimputonaloosegreenvelvetjacket，withahugepocketattheback。Onhisheadshesetapointedblackvelvetcap，embroideredwithjetandsilkofthesamecolour，andfinishedwithasortoftassel\"Hereisourfather’s/carchera/\"[*]shesaid。\"Hisstilettoisinthepocketofthejacket。I’llfetchyouhispistol。\"
[*]Carchera，abeltforcartridges。Apistoliswornfastenedtotheleftsideofit。