A quarter of an hour later Lebat came out of the house and walked down the street. Harry followed him. After walking for some distance Lebat came to a stand of hackney-coaches and spoke to one of the drivers. When he had gone on again Harry went up to the man. "Comrade," he said, "do you wish to do a good action and earn a couple of gold pieces at the same time?" "That will suit me admirably," the coachman replied. "Let one of your comrades look after your horse, then, and let us have a glass of wine together in that cabaret." As soon as they were seated at a small table with a measure of wine before them Harry said: "That deputy with the red sash who spoke to you just now has engaged you for a job this evening?" "He has," the coachman said. "I am to be at the left corner of the Place de Carrousel at eight this evening." "He is a bad lot," Harry said; "he is going to carry off a poor girl to whom he has been promising marriage; but of course we know better than that. She is a friend of mine, and so were her parents, and I want to save her. Now what I want to do is to take your place on the box this evening. I will drive him to the place where he is to meet her, and when he gets her to the door of his lodging I shall jump off and give my citizen such a thrashing as will put a stop to his gallivanting for some time. I will give you ten crowns for the use of your coach for an hour." "Agreed!" the coachman said. "Between ourselves, some of these fellows who pretend to be friends of the people are just as great scoundrels, ay, and worse, than the aristocrats were. We drivers know a good many things that people in general don't; but you must mind, citizen, he carries a sword, you know, and the beating may turn out the other way." "Oh, I can get a comrade or two to help," Harry said laughing. "There are others besides myself who will not see our pretty Isabel wronged." "And where shall I get my coach again?" "At the end of the Rue St. Augustin. I expect I shall be there by nine o'clock with it; but I am sure not to be many minutes later. Here is a louis now. I will give you the other when I change places with you. Be at the Place de Carrousel at half-past seven. I shall be on the look-out for you. "I won't fail," the coachman said; "you may rely upon that." Harry now hurried away to his friend Jacques, and rapidly gave an account of what had taken place.