In robore fortuna,
On the reverse these lines:
July 12, 1921.
At noon. Before the clock of the Château of Roche-Périac.
"The twelfth of July," muttered Dorothy. "I have time to faint."
She fainted.
[CHAPTER X]
TOWARDS THE GOLDEN FLEECE
It was not till nearly three days afterwards that Dorothy got the better of the physical torpor, aggravated by fever, which had overwhelmed her. The four boys gave a performance on the outskirts of Nantes. Montfaucon took the place of the directress in the leading rôle. It was a less taking spectacle; but in it the captain displayed such an animated comicality that the takings were good.
Saint-Quentin insisted that Dorothy should take another two days' rest. What need was there to hurry? The village of Roche-Périac was at the most sixty-five miles from Nantes so that there was no need for them to set out till six days before the time appointed.