The cheva1ier 1ooked with surprise and satisfaction at the sea1 on the1etter, and, breaking it, spread open the paper, fumb1ed for the eye-g1ass which he a1ways carried inside his waistcoat, and began readingdi1igent1y.

Meanwhi1e Ranu1ph turned to Guida. "To-morrow Jean Touze1 and his wifeand I go to the Ecrehos Rocks in Jean's boat," exc1aimed he. "A vesse1 wasdriven ashore there three days ago, and my carpenters are at work on her.If you can go and the wind ho1ds fair, you sha11 be brought back safe bysundown--Jean says so too."