"What should he want with me?"
"He would say no more than that he had a message of importance. He is not of Passey, and carries the dust of a long journey upon him."
"I will see him. Bring him to the small room yonder, and see that we are not disturbed."
Christine turned from the window as the priest entered. Much dust was upon his cassock and cloak, and the hood, which he did not remove, partially concealed his face.
"You have travelled far," she said.
"From Vayenne," he answered.
"From Father Bertrand?"
"No, mademoiselle; from one far humbler than Father Bertrand, yet one who is wiser, perhaps, in your interests."
"He chooses a strange messenger."