He said that was well, and seemed glad, indeed, that it was not to be ridden by one of the brigands into whose hands he fell." "And the men.

Are they trustworthy fellows ?" "They are stout men-at-arms.

They are Gascons all, and rode behind Coligny in the war, and according to their own account performed wonders; but as Gascons are given to boasting, I paid not much heed to that.

However, they were recommended to me by a friend, a large wine grower, for whom they have been working for the last two years.

He says they are honest and industrious, and they are leaving him only because they are anxious for a change and, deeming that troubles were again approaching, wanted to enter the service of some Huguenot lord who would be likely to take the field.