Chapter 63
IN WHICH IT IS PROVED THAT GRATITUDE WAS ONE OF ST. LUC'S VIRTUES. The next morning, M. de Monsoreau rose early, and descended into the courtyard of the palace. He entered the stable, where Roland was in his place. "Are the horses of monseigneur taught to return to their stable alone?" asked he of the man who stood there. "No, M. le Comte." "But Roland did so yesterday." "Oh, he is remarkably intelligent." "Has he ever done it before?" "No, monsieur; he is generally ridden by the Duc d'Anjou, who is a good rider, and never gets thrown." "I was not thrown," replied the count, "for I also am a good rider; no, I tied him to a tree while I entered a house, and at my return he had disappeared. I thought he had been stolen, or that some passer-by had played a bad joke by carrying him awa
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