You understand this far, M'sieur ?" "Yes.

Go on." "The friend I had sent brought a letter for Josephine," resumed Jean.
"A runner on his way north gave it to him.

It was from Le M'sieur Adare, and said they were not starting north.

But they did start soon after the letter, and this same friend brought me the news that the master had passed along the westward waterway a few days behind the man I had planned to kill.

Then we returned to Adare House, and you came with us.