"Why did you come down the road ?" Leigh asked Monsieur Flambard, as the carriage flew past the little inn.

"We had not arranged for that, and in the dark we might have passed it without knowing that it was yours." "We were on the lookout for you, and had no fear of missing you.

I decided to drive back to the town as we went out.

I believe the innkeeper to be an honest fellow, and he has been one of our customers for a number of years; but I thought it just as well to throw dust in his eyes.

Therefore, as I got into the carriage, I said in his hearing: "'Don't go through the main streets of the town, but drive round and strike the road beyond it.