"Do you know this man, Captain Lemasle?" she asked.
"The Spy!" she said.
Gaspard Lemasle was not a very observant man, and the priest's dress deceived him.
"No, mademoiselle," he answered.
"He comes to Passey with a strange story."
"I have no great love for priests," returned the captain, "and saving your presence, mademoiselle, have often known them to tell strange stories."
In as few words as possible, Herrick repeated his tale.
"Do you say that I and the men I command are traitors?" Lemasle burst out angrily when Herrick had finished.