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He then washed his hands in the water , took in his arms Diana , who was still unconscious , and placed her again on her horse . That of Aurilly , frightened by the howling of the wolves , which began to draw nearer , had fled into the woods . When Diana recovered herself , she and Remy , without exchanging a single word , continued their route toward Chateau-Thierry . The day after the events that we have just related had taken place in the forest of La Fere , the king of France left his bath at about nine in the morning . His valet-de-chambre , after having rolled him in a blanket of fine wool , and sponged him with that thick Persian wadding which looks like the fleece of a sheep , had given him over to the barbers and dressers , who in their turn gave place to the perfumers and courtiers . When these last were gone , the king sent for his maitre d'hotel , and ordered something more than his ordinary bouillon , as he felt hungry that morning . This good news spread joy throughout the Louvre , and the smell of the viands was already beginning to be perceptible , when Crillon , colonel of the French guards , entered to take his majesty 's orders .