This brilliant and gay company, animated with such
varied feelings, arrived at Havre four days after their
departure from Paris. It was about five o'clock in the
afternoon, and no intelligence had yet been received of
Madame. They were soon engaged in quest of apart-
ments ; but the greatest confusion immediately ensued
among the masters, and violent quarrels among their at-
tendants. In the midst of all this disorder the Comte de
Guiche fancied that he recognized Manicamp. It was, in-
deed, Manicamp himself ; but as Malicorne had taken
possession of his very best costume, he had not been able
to get any other than a suit of violet velvet trimmed with
silver. De Guiche recognized him as much by his dress
as by his features, for he had very frequently seen Mani-
camp in this violet suit, which was his last resource.
