noon
We had thought that Bezers when joined there by his troopers would not be able to get relays ; and that on this account we might by travelling post overtake him ; and possibly slip by him between that place and Paris . But we learned at Chateauroux that his troop had received fresh orders to go to Orleans and await him there ; the result being that he was able to push forward with relays so far . He was evidently in hot haste . For leaving there with his horses fresh he passed through Angerville , forty miles short of Paris , at noon , whereas we reached it on the evening of the same day -- the sixth after leaving Caylus . We rode into the yard of the inn -- a large place , seeming larger in the dusk -- so tired that we could scarcely slip from our saddles . Jean , our servant , took the four horses , and led them across to the stables , the poor beasts hanging their heads , and following meekly . We stood a moment stamping our feet , and stretching our legs .