“Bah!”
“And in your naval arrangements, too.”
“That may be true. But one finds that such fine young fellows as your son generally do all that is required of them.”
“Monseigneur, I believe you will find nowhere so much zeal and intelligence, so much real bravery, as in Raoul; but if he failed to arrange your embarkation, you would only meet the fate that you deserve.”
“Humph! you are scolding me, then.”
“Monseigneur, to provision a fleet, to assemble a flotilla, to enroll your maritime force, would take an admiral a year.
Raoul is a cavalry officer, and you allow him a fortnight!”