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Thinking it probable that he might have gone down to their estate near Fontainebleau , I went out beyond the gate on that road and waited for him . I had the good fortune to meet him , to warn him of his danger , and to prevent his returning to town . He rode away with a suit of workman 's clothes I had procured for him , and was to enter Paris in that disguise in the evening . He is to call on me at ten o'clock , and I will then conduct him hither . I thought it best to come in before to let you know that he was coming . '' Marie burst into tears of happiness at hearing that her lover had escaped from the danger which threatened . Worn out by the fatigue and anxiety of the previous night , she had slept for some hours after reaching the shelter of the old nurse 's roof , but she had lain awake all night thinking over the danger of all those dear to her .