"On the other side of the river, just above the Point."
"Will he have important news?"
"It may or may not be important, but it will be fresh, inasmuch as he will have been all day reconnoitering the enemy on a very fast horse."
"Can he not cross to this side?"
"He has no instructions to that effect. Besides, he will arrive at the rendezvous at the last moment."
"Then I will meet him myself. Good morning."
Noon was just striking when Roderick cleared the gates and took the high road to Three Rivers.