Chapter 3: In A French Chateau.

The three days' ride to the chateau of the Countess de Laville was marked by no incident. To Philip it was an exceedingly pleasant one. Everything was new to him; the architecture of the churches and villages, the dress of the people, their modes of agriculture, all differing widely from those to which he was accustomed. In some villages the Catholics predominated, and here the passage of the little party was regarded with frowning brows and muttered threats; by the Huguenots they were saluted respectfully, and if they halted, many questions were asked their followers as to news about the intentions of the court, the last rumours as to the attitude of Conde, and the prospects of a continuance of peace.

Here, too, great respect was paid to Marie and Philip when it was known they were relatives of the Countess de Laville, and belonged to the family of the De Moulins. Emilie had for some time been a widow--the count, her husband, having fallen at the battle of Dreux, at the end of the year 1562--but being an active and capable woman, she had taken into her hands the entire management of the estates, and was one of the most influential among the Huguenot nobles of that part of the country.

From their last halting place, Marie Vaillant sent on a letter by one of the men to her sister, announcing their coming. She had written on her landing at La Rochelle, and they had been met on their way by a messenger from the countess, expressing her delight that her sister had at last carried out her promise to visit her, and saying that Francois was looking eagerly for the coming of his cousin.

1. Where are they going?
2. Whose?
3. Who is traveling?
4. Who else?
5. How do the Catholics feel about them?
6. Did they say anything to them?
7. Did the Huguenots like them?
8. How could they tell?
9. What was something they asked about?
10. Did they want to know about anything else?
11. Are they related to the Countess?
12. How?
13. Was the Countess married?
14. When did her husband die?
15. How?
16. Did she have children?
17. How did she know they were coming?
18. How>
19. Who the Countesses sister?
20. Who does Francois want to see?

Numbered answers:
1. chateau
2. Countess de Laville
3. Philip
4. Marie
5. They didn't like them.
6. Yes, if they halted.
7. Yes
8. they were saluted respectfully
9. news about the intentions of the court
10. the last rumours as to the attitude of Conde
11. Yes
12. belonged to the family of the De Moulins
13. She was widowed.
14. 1562
15. fallen at the battle of Dreux
16. No
17. Marie Vaillant sent on a letter
18. by one of the men
19. Marie Vaillant
20. his cousin