“Why should I come?” cried the stupefied hair-dresser.
“Why should you? Are you not to obey me as you would the Queen? Come! I command you!”
“But her Majesty’s diamonds?”
“You will bring them with you.”
“Where?”
“Where we are going.”
“But where are we going?”
“A few leagues from here, where we have to fulfil a most particular and important mission.”
“Impossible, M. le Comte!” cried Léonard, drawing himself back with affright.