It was the word "Marannes," or, as we say,"halfcastes," which brought conviction to Gaspard.Suddenly he saw his enemies as less formidable, as something contemptible—things of a lower breed,dupers who might themselves be duped.
"Faith, Gawain, you are the true campaigner. Let us forward, and trust to Heaven to show us a road."
They galloped down the Rue St. Honore, finding an open space in the cobbles of the centre, but at the turning into the Rue d'Arbre Sec they met a block. A great throng with torches was coming in on the right from the direction of the Bourbon and d'Alencon hotels. Yet by pressing their horses with whip and spur, and by that awe which the two tall dark cavaliers inspired even in a mob which had lost its wits, they managed to make their way to the entrance of the Rue de Bethisy. There they came suddenly upon quiet.