It was for this reason that the cardinal decided not to appoint
Turenne to the command, knowing the warm affection that existed
between the brothers, and fearing that Turenne might be influenced
by Bouillon, and might, beloved as he was by the soldiers, lead
many of the troops away from their allegiance were he to join the
party opposed to him. He therefore appointed the Count d'Harcourt
to the command. He had proved himself a brilliant officer on many
occasions, and Turenne did not feel in any way aggrieved at his
being placed over him. He made a rapid journey to Paris to arrange
with the cardinal and d'Harcourt the general plan of the campaign,
and was now setting out again to make preparations for it.

Hector Campbell enjoyed the journey greatly. His duties were
nominal; and the party always halted at towns, where the troops
were billeted upon the inhabitants, and the viscount and his suite
entertained by the authorities. After crossing the Alps, however,
by the pass of Mount Cenis, and arriving at Susa, his work began
in earnest. Turenne himself was almost entirely occupied in
consultations with the duchess; his three aides-de-camp, however,
were kept hard at work carrying messages to the governors of towns
that still adhered to the duchess, with orders for the strengthening
of the defences and for the collection of stores and provisions
in case of siege. Each was provided with three horses, and almost
lived in the saddle.

"You seem to be tireless, Campbell," de Lisle said, when it one
day happened that all three were together at headquarters. "I feel
as if I had not a whole bone in my body; as I have not had a whole
night in bed for the last six days, I can hardly keep my eyes
open, while you, who have been doing as much as we have, are going