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From this moment his plans were fixed , and in order to execute them the better he changed his conduct , and showed himself the most accommodating and joyous companion possible during the rest of the day . Remy remarked this change not without anxiety . The next day they started early , and at noon were forced to stop to rest the horses . At two o'clock they set off again , and went on without stopping until four . A great forest , that of La Fere , was visible in the distance ; it had the somber and mysterious aspect of our northern forests , so imposing : to southern natures , to whom , beyond all things , heat and sunshine are necessary ; but it was nothing to Remy and Diana , who were accustomed to the thick woods of Anjou and Sologne . It might have been about six o'clock in the evening when they entered the forest , and after half an hour 's journey the sun began to go down . A high wind whirled about the leaves and carried them toward a lake , along the shore of which the travelers were journeying .