The dwarf raised his eyes for a moment, and Lemasle stopped.
"Well?" said Felix. "Have you an answer?"
"I was privy to no such plot."
"This priest in whom you trusted, where is he?" Felix asked sharply.
"I do not know, Count."
"Who was he?"
"An honest man, for he fought side by side with me," Lemasle answered. "I do him this justice, for the troopers can bear me witness that I complained loudly that he was of our company."
"You mean that his being there was Mademoiselle de Liancourt's wish?" said Felix. "Where is Mademoiselle?"
"She did not return with me to Vayenne," Lemasle said.