For the rest, as he reckoned upon returning by the same route in seven or eight days, if Porthos were still at the Great St. Martin, he would call for him on his way.
Overigens rekende hij langs denzelfden weg te zullen terugkomen, om, indien na acht dagen Porthos nog in het hotel _de Groote St. Maarten_ zou zijn, hem in het voorbijkomen mede te nemen.