“Well; for these twenty-eight leagues you cannot allow less than fourteen hours?”
“That is agreed.”
“One hour to find the Comte de Guiche.
“Go on.”
“And an hour to persuade him to write a letter to Monsieur.”
“Just so.”
“Sixteen hours in all?”
“You reckon as well as M. Colbert.”
“It is now twelve o’clock.”
“Half-past.”