Adieu, mon cher; bon voyage!" "Adieu, madame; mille remerciments." I thought of St.Paul in the basket, and the two Israelitish spies.
La Croissette eased my descent a good deal, by steadying the basket, and helped me out of it to our mutual satisfaction.

It was then swiftly drawn up, and taken in.
"Thank heaven, we are safe!" said I."That was very cleverly managed." "Do you suppose it the first time ?" said La Croissette.

"Far from it, I can tell you.

Many things are done in Nismes that the authorities know nothing of, for all their vigilance.

Now we are fairly outside the city, and, with ordinary good luck, shall perform our night-journey in safety." "With God's blessing we may," said I.
"Make that proviso with all my heart," said La Croissette.