Then he sallied forth to collect the beaters from Saint-Just and Montagnac.

He, being unable to beat or run, was to remain with the pack, and watch Sir John's and Roland's horse, and Edouard's pony, in the middle of the forest, where it was intersected by one good road and two practicable paths.

The beaters, who could not follow the hunt, were to return to the chateau with the game-bags.
The beaters were at the door at six the following morning.

Michel was not to leave with the horses and dogs until eleven.

The Chateau des Noires-Fontaines was just at the edge of the forest of Seillon, so the hunt could begin at its very gates.
As the battue promised chiefly deer and hares, the guns were loaded with balls.