Charras looked at them.
"I do not know who you are," he said; "who will be responsible for your good faith?"
"I," said a gentleman, who was equally unknown to him.
"Very good," continued Charras; "but you must know, messieurs, that you are patriots for us, but spies in regard to the royal army."
"Well?"
"And suppose you are caught...?"
"They will shoot us.... And then...?"
"Good! if you had begun by telling me that I should not have asked for a surety."
The carriage and horses were now brought out. Charras did not leave until he had seen the carriage and the two men safely started upon the road to Rambouillet. The head of the column now came in sight on the Paris road. In a few seconds Charras was beside Pajol.
"It is done, General," he said.