noon on Saturday
Despite the strenuous efforts which Andrea compelled us to put forth , we did not again come up with Mesdemoiselles de Canaples , who in truth must have travelled with greater speed than ladies are wont to . This circumstance bred much discomfort in Andrea 's bosom ; for in it he read that his Geneviève thought not of him as he of her , else , knowing that he followed the same road , she would have retarded their progress so that he might overtake them . Thus argued he when on the following night , which was that of Friday , we lay at Orleans . But when towards noon on Saturday our journey ended with our arrival at Blois , he went so far as to conclude that she had hastened on expressly to avoid him . Now , from what I had seen of Mademoiselle Yvonne , methought I might hazard a guess that she it was who commanded in these -- and haply , too , in other -- matters , and that the manner of their journey had been such as was best to her wishes . With such an argument did I strive to appease Andrea 's doubts ; but all in vain -- which is indeed no matter for astonishment , for to reason with a man in love is to reason with one who knows no reason . After a brief halt at the Lys de France -- at which hostelry I hired myself a room -- we set out for the Château de Canaples , which is situated on the left bank of the Loire , at a distance of about half a league from Blois in the direction of Tours .