about midday
This he kept , together with Miste 's revolver , and indeed acted throughout with the greatest shrewdness and good sense . As an old campaigner he strongly urged me to remain quietly at St. Martin for a few days until the fever which inevitably follows a bullet wound should have abated ; but , on learning that it was my intention to proceed at once to Genoa , placed no difficulty in my way . Knowing that I should find Sander at Genoa , where I could be tended , Giraud decided to remain at St. Martin Lantosque until Miste had been buried and all formalities observed . So I set forth alone about midday -- in a private carriage placed at my disposal by some local good Samaritan -- feeling like a worm and no man . The Hand of God `` Chacun ne comprend que ce qu'il retrouve en soi . '' Mr. Sander only made a mistake common to Englishmen when he underrated the capacity of his neighbour . Hearing from his colleague in Nice that Miste had left that city for St. Martin Lantosque , with us upon his heels , Sander concluded that our quarry would escape us , and with great promptitude set forth to Cuneo to await his arrival there .