Chapters 5 and 6 Summary

After an eventless night, La Motte wakes the next morning to discover a person sitting in the upstairs chambers of the abbey. La Motte runs back through the trap door, but before he is out of hearing range, he hears the person call his name. The La Mottes stay in their hiding place until they run short on food and decide to send Peter for supplies. Adeline volunteers to make sure the chambers of the abbey are free of soldiers before Peter is sent to town. There is a man in the abbey who tells Adeline he must see La Motte. Adeline refuses to tell the man where La Motte is hiding, but the man goes to the room that contains the trap door. Adeline is surprised to see La Motte come out of the trap door and embrace the strange...