CHAPTER II

Death of _Mirabeau_--The accessories of _Charles VII._--A shooting party--Montereau--A temptation I cannot resist--Critical position in which my shooting companions and I find ourselves--We introduce ourselves into an empty house by breaking into it at night--Inspection of the premises--Improvised supper--As one makes one's bed, so one lies on it--I go to see the dawn rise--Fowl and duck shooting--Preparations for breakfast--Mother Galop