I did not dream of such a general calamity as it has been.

I thought only of a rising of the mob of Paris, and that perhaps an hour or two in disguise might be sufficient, until the king's troops restored order." "It is very wonderful," Claire said earnestly.

"It seems, beyond all doubt, that it is God Himself who has thus given me to you; and I will not doubt that, great as the dangers may seem to be before us, He will lead us safely through them.
"You will make for La Rochelle ?" "Yes.

Once there we shall be safe.

You may be sure that there, at least, the cruel orders of the king will be wholly disregarded; as we may hope they will be, in many other towns in which the Huguenots are numerous; but at La Rochelle, certainly, were all the rest of France in flames, the people would remain steadfast.
"But I do not believe that the power of the Huguenots will be broken.