I told his Majesty that I had brought you with me on parole, and the manner of your capture.

He charged me to make the time pass pleasantly for you, and to bring you down to Versailles, and to present you at the evening reception.
"We must get tailors to work at once, Rupert, for although you must of course appear in uniform, that somewhat war-stained coat of yours is scarcely fit for the most punctilious court in Europe.
However, as they will have this coat for a model, the tailors will soon fashion you a suit which would pass muster as your uniform before Marlborough himself.
"I saw Adele, and told her I had brought an English officer, who had galloped in the darkness into our ranks, as a prisoner.

I did not mention your name.

It will be amusing to see if she recognizes you.

She was quite indignant at my taking you prisoner, and said that she thought soldiers ought not to take advantage of an accident of that kind.