human
You and Sir Max will, if you please, find good lodging at the Great Tun. My friend will send a man in advance to bespeak your comfort.
gpt
It may be that we are to part here at Metz, but I will send for you soon and will see you before we leave, and--and--
human
You will not fail to send for me?
gpt
I will not fail, she answered, looking up timidly and instantly dropping her eyes.
human
Of that you have better assurance than you will ever know.
gpt
I have expected to part from you here, he said,
human
You may depend on us.
gpt
I will take you at your word, Sir Karl, said the burgher.
human
I cannot obtain sumpter mules, and I shall be ruined in fortune if I leave my silks at Metz. I have had word that the Duke of Burgundy leaves Ghent the day after to-morrow for Peronne. If he leaves late in the day, you may, by starting at once, reach Peronne Castle ahead of him. His journey will be shorter than yours by twenty-five leagues, but you will have a better road. If you travel with all haste, you may be able to take Yolanda, with--with the important papers, to the castle a half-day before my lord arrives there. Are you ready to begin the journey at once?
gpt
We are ready,
human
I will meet you at the Deutsches Thor Gate within an hour, said Castleman.
gpt
My daughter and my niece will be there. Since you are to travel rapidly I advise a small retinue. Your squires have proved themselves worthy men, and I feel sure you will be able to protect your charges.
human
We'll not boast of what we shall do, good Castleman, said Max,
gpt
If you reach Peronne after the duke arrives, said Castleman,
human
I advise you not to enter the gates of the city, but to leave Burgundy at once and with all the speed you can make. If you reach Peronne before the duke, I advise you not to tarry; but if you determine to remain, you will go to The Mitre--a quiet inn kept by my good friend Marcus Grote. I strongly advise you not to remain at Peronne; but if you do not see fit to follow my advice, I hope you will remain close at The Mitre until my return, which, I trust, will be within three weeks. Danger will attend you if you do not follow my suggestion. In any case, Sir Max, I hope you will not visit my house. My words may seem ungracious, but they are for your good and mine. When I return to Peronne, I shall be happy if you will honor my poor house; but until my return, untold trouble to many persons may follow your disregard of what I say.