"Instantly; simply time to drink a stirrup cup."
Cauvignac emptied the bottle of Chambertin into his glass, saluted his sister deferentially, vaulted into the saddle, and disappeared in a cloud of dust.
X.
The moon was just rising as the viscount, followed by the faithful Pompée, left Master Biscarros' hostelry behind him, and started off on the road to Paris.
After about quarter of an hour, which the viscount devoted to his reflections, and during which they made something like a league and a half, he turned to the squire, who was gravely bobbing up and down in his saddle, three paces behind his master.
"Pompée," the young man asked, "have you my right glove by any chance?"
"Not that I am aware of, monsieur," said Pompée.
"What are you doing to your portmanteau, pray?"