noon
Condé feels secure now ; he dreaded only the passage of the Loire . Guise made a huge blunder which , in the future , will cost him dear . '' Encouraged by our escape , and more so by the strange manner of it , we rode on with light hearts , chatting gaily about our past adventures , and looking forward with confidence to our safe arrival at Rochelle . `` I suppose you will throw in your lot with us , '' said Bellièvre , as we lay sheltering one noon from the sun 's heat ; `` it is a great honour to belong to the Admiral 's household . '' `` I should like it of all things , but there are two objections to the plan . In the first place the Admiral has not offered me the privilege , and in the second I must return home . My parents will be alarmed at such a long absence . ''