Most of the fugitives also gained the opposite bank; but some boats, in which there were but few capable of handling the oars, drifted down the river, and lost most of their number from the fire of the troops on the bank, before they could land among the men of Charette's army.
Leigh with his boys soon joined the other party, who had landed a hundred yards higher up.

It was a joyful meeting, indeed, between him and Patsey.
"Jean tells me it is all your doing that we have been got out," she said.

"I felt sure you would manage it, somehow." They had already arranged their plans.

Jean, with his wife and father and his twelve men, was to start at once for Parthenay, where Lescure was in command.

Leigh had determined to join Cathelineau, with as many of his band as chose to accompany him.
Desailles would go with Jean.
The boys, on the choice being given them, almost all decided to accompany Leigh.