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89 - Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas · Twenty Years After

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  Speaker 1: Dumains, chapter eighty nine, in which it is shown that
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  Speaker 1: it is sometimes more difficult for kings to return to
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  Speaker 1: the capitals of their kingdoms than to make an exit.
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  Speaker 1: Whilst d'Artagnan and Porthos were engaging in conducting the Cardinal
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  Speaker 1: to Saint Germain, Athos and Aramis returned to Paris. Each
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  Speaker 1: had his own particular visit to make. Aramis rushed to
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  Speaker 1: the Hotel de Ville, where Madame Delanueville was sojourning. The
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  Speaker 1: duchess loudly lamented the announcement of peace. War had made
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  Speaker 1: her a queen, Peace brought her abdication. She declared that
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  Speaker 1: she would never assent to the treaty, and that she
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  Speaker 1: wished eternal war. But when Aramis had presented that peace
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  Speaker 1: to her in a true light, that is to say,
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  Speaker 1: with all its advantages, when he had pointed out to
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  Speaker 1: her in exchange for the precarious and contested royalty of Paris,
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  Speaker 1: the vice royalty of fond Delas, in other words, of
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  Speaker 1: all Normandy, when he had rung in her ears the
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  Speaker 1: five hundred thousand francs promised by the Cardinal, when he
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  Speaker 1: had dazzled her eyes with the honor bestowed on her
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  Speaker 1: by the King in holding her child at the baptismal font.
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  Speaker 1: Madame de Longueville contended no longer, except as is accustomed
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  Speaker 1: with pretty women, to contend and defend herself, only to
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  Speaker 1: surrender at last. Aramis made a presence of believing in
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  Speaker 1: the reality of her opposition, and was unwilling to deprive
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  Speaker 1: himself in his own view of the credit of her conversion. Madam,
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  Speaker 1: he said, you have wished to conquer the Prince, your brother,
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  Speaker 1: that is to say, the greatest captain of the age.
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  Speaker 1: And when women of genius wish anything, they always succeed
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  Speaker 1: in attaining it. You have succeeded. The Prince is beaten,
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  Speaker 1: since he can no longer fight. Now attach him to
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  Speaker 1: our party, withdraw him gently from the Queen, whom he
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  Speaker 1: does not like, from Mazarin, whom he despises. The Frande
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  Speaker 1: is a comedy of which the first act only is played.
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  Speaker 1: Let us wait for a denouement, for the day when
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  Speaker 1: the Prince, thanks to you, shall have turned against the court.
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  Speaker 1: Madame de Longueville was persuaded this Frondists. Duchess trusted so
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  Speaker 1: confidently to the power of her fine eyes that she
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  Speaker 1: could not doubt their influence even over Monsieur de Comte,
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  Speaker 1: and the chronicles of the time aver that her confidence
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  Speaker 1: was justified. Athos, on quitting Aramis, went to Madame de Chevreuse.
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  Speaker 1: Here was another frondeursee to persuade, and she was even
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  Speaker 1: less open to conviction than her younger rival. There had
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  Speaker 1: been no stipulation in her favor. Monsieur de Chevreuse had
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  Speaker 1: not been appointed governor of a province, and if the
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  Speaker 1: queen should consent to be godmother, it could be only
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  Speaker 1: of her grandson or granddaughter. At the first announcement of peace,
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  Speaker 1: Madame de Chevrose frowned, and, in spite of all the
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  Speaker 1: logic of Athos to show her that a prolonged war
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  Speaker 1: would have been impracticable, contended in favor of hostilities, My
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  Speaker 1: fair friend said Athos, allow me to tell you that
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  Speaker 1: everybody is tired of war. You will get yourself exiled
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  Speaker 1: as you did in the time of Louis the thirteenth.
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  Speaker 1: Believe me, we have passed the time of success in intrigue,
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  Speaker 1: and your fine eyes are not destined to be eclipsed
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  Speaker 1: by regretting Paris, where there will always be two queens
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  Speaker 1: as long as you are there, Oh, cried the Duchess.
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  Speaker 1: I cannot make war alone, but I can avenge myself
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  Speaker 1: on that ungrateful queen and most ambitious favorite, on the
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  Speaker 1: honor of a duchess. I will avenge myself, Madam replied, Athos,
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  Speaker 1: do not injure the Vicomte Bragelonne, do not ruin his prospects.
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  Speaker 1: Alas excuse my weakness. There are moments when a man
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  Speaker 1: grows young again in his children. The Duchess smiled, half tenderly,
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  Speaker 1: half ironically. Count, She said, you are I fear gained
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  Speaker 1: over to the court. I suppose you have a blue
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  Speaker 1: ribbon in your pocket. Yes, Madam, I have that of
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  Speaker 1: the garter, which King Charles the First gave me some
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  Speaker 1: days before he died. Come, I am growing an old woman,
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  Speaker 1: said the Duchess passively. Athos took her hand and kissed it.
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  Speaker 1: She sighed as she looked at him. Count, she said,
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  Speaker 1: Bragglan must be a charming place. You are a man
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  Speaker 1: of taste. You have water woods, flowers there. She sighed again,
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  Speaker 1: and leaned her charming head gracefully reclined on her hand.
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  Speaker 1: Still beautiful in form and color, Madam exclaimed, Athos, What
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  Speaker 1: were you saying just now about growing old? Never have
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  Speaker 1: I seen you look so young, so beautiful. The duchess
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  Speaker 1: shook her head. Does Monsieur de Braglonne remain in Paris?
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  Speaker 1: She inquired? What think you of it? Inquired Athos, Leave
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  Speaker 1: him with me, replied the Duchess, No, Madam, if you
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  Speaker 1: have forgotten the history of Oedipus, I at least remember it. Really, sir,
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  Speaker 1: you are delightful, and I should like to spend a
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  Speaker 1: month at Braglonne. Are you not afraid of making people
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  Speaker 1: envious of me? Duchess replied Athos, no, I shall go incognito,
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  Speaker 1: count under the name of Marie Michon. You are adorable, Madam,
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  Speaker 1: But do not keep Raoul with you? Why not because
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  Speaker 1: he is in love He he is quite a child,
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  Speaker 1: and tis a child he loves. Athos became thoughtful. You
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  Speaker 1: are right, Duchess. This singular passion for a child of
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  Speaker 1: seven may some day make him very unhappy. There is
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  Speaker 1: to be war in Flanders. He shall go thither, and
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  Speaker 1: at his return you will send him to me. I
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  Speaker 1: will arm him against love alas Madam exclaimed Athos. To
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  Speaker 1: day love is like war. The breastplate is becoming useless,
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  Speaker 1: Raoul entered. At this moment, he came to announce that
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  Speaker 1: the solemn entrance of the King, Queen and her ministers
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  Speaker 1: was to take place on the ensuing day. The next day,
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  Speaker 1: In fact, at daybreak, the court made preparations to quit
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  Speaker 1: Saint Germain. Meanwhile, the Queen every hour had been sending
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  Speaker 1: for d'Artagnan. I hear she said that Paris is not quiet.
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  Speaker 1: I am afraid for the King's safety. Place yourself close
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  Speaker 1: to the coach door on the right. Reassure yourself, Madam,
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  Speaker 1: I will answer for the King's safety. As he left
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  Speaker 1: the queen's presence, Bernouin summoned him to the Cardinal. Sir
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  Speaker 1: said Mazarin to him, and emiute is spoken of in Paris.
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  Speaker 1: I shall be on the King's left, and as I
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  Speaker 1: am the chief person threatened, remain at the coach door
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  Speaker 1: to the left. Your eminence may be perfectly easy, replied d'Artagnan.
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  Speaker 1: They will not touch a hair of your head. Deuce
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  Speaker 1: take it. He thought to himself, How can I take
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  Speaker 1: care of both ah plague aunt. I will guard the king,
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  Speaker 1: and Porthos shall guard the Cardinal. This arrangement pleased every one.
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  Speaker 1: The Queen had confidence in the courage of d'Artagnan, which
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  Speaker 1: she knew, and the Cardinal in the strength of Porthos,
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  Speaker 1: which he had experienced. The royal procession set out for
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  Speaker 1: Paris yitante, and cominge at the head of the guards
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  Speaker 1: marched first. Then came the royal carriage, with d'Artagnan on
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  Speaker 1: one side, Porthos on the other. Then the musketeers for
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  Speaker 1: two and twenty years, staunch friends of d'Artagnan. During twenty
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  Speaker 1: he had been lieutenant their captain since the night before
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  Speaker 1: the cortege proceeded to Notre Dame, where artae Deum was chanted.
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  Speaker 1: All Paris were in the streets. The Swiss were drawn
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  Speaker 1: up along the road, but as the road was long,
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  Speaker 1: they were placed at six or eight feet distance from
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  Speaker 1: each other and one deep only. This force was therefore
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  Speaker 1: wholly insufficient, and from time to time the line was
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  Speaker 1: broken through by the people and was formed again with difficulty.
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  Speaker 1: Whenever this occurred, although it proceeded only from good will
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  Speaker 1: and a desire to see the King and Queen, Anne
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  Speaker 1: looked at d'Artagnan anxiously. Mazarin, who had dispensed a thousand
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  Speaker 1: louis to make the people cry long live Mazarin, and
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  Speaker 1: who had accordingly no confidence in acclamations, bought at twenty pistoles.
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  Speaker 1: Each kept one eye on Porthos, But that gigantic bodyguard
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  Speaker 1: replied to the look with his great bass voice. Be tranquil,
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  Speaker 1: my lord, and Mazarin became more and more composed. At
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  Speaker 1: the Palais Royal, the crowd, which had flowed in from
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  Speaker 1: the adjacent street was still greater, like an impetuous mob.
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  Speaker 1: A wave of human beings came to meet the carriage
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  Speaker 1: and rolled tumultuously into the Rue Saint Honrey. When the
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  Speaker 1: procession reached the palace, loud cries of long live their
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  Speaker 1: majesties resounded. Mazarin leaned out of the window one or
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  Speaker 1: two shouts of long live. The Cardinal saluted his shadow,
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  Speaker 1: but instantly hisses and yell stifled them remorselessly. Mazarin turned
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  Speaker 1: pale and shrank back in the coach. Low born fellows
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  Speaker 1: ejaculated Porthos. d'Artagnan said nothing but twirled his mustache with
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  Speaker 1: a peculiar gesture, which showed that his fine gascon humor
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  Speaker 1: was awake. Anne of Austria bent down and whispered in
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  Speaker 1: the young King's ear, say something gracious to Monsieur d'Artagnan,
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  Speaker 1: my son. The young king leaned towards the door. I
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  Speaker 1: have not said good morning to you, Monsieur d'Artagnan, he said, nevertheless,
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  Speaker 1: I have remarked you. It was you who were behind
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  Speaker 1: my bed curtains that night. The Parisians wished to see
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  Speaker 1: me asleep. And if the King permits me returned the Gascon,
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  Speaker 1: I shall be near him always when there is danger
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  Speaker 1: to be encountered. Sir, said Mazarin to Porthos, what would
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  Speaker 1: you do if the crowd fell upon us? Kill as
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  Speaker 1: many as I could? My Lord ahem. Brave as you
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  Speaker 1: are and strong as you are, you could not kill
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  Speaker 1: them all, tis true, answered Porthos, rising on his saddle
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  Speaker 1: in order that he might a praise the immense crowd.
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  Speaker 1: There are a lot of them. I think I should
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  Speaker 1: like the other fellow better than this one, said Mazarin
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  Speaker 1: to himself, and he threw himself back in his carriage.
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  Speaker 1: The Queen and her minister, more especially the latter, had
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  Speaker 1: reason to feel anxious. The crowd whilst preserving an appearance
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  Speaker 1: of respect and even of affection for the King and
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  Speaker 1: Queen Regent, began to be tumultuous. Reports were whispered about,
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  Speaker 1: like certain sounds which announce as they whistle from wave
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  Speaker 1: to wave, the coming storm. And when they pass athwart
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  Speaker 1: a multitude pressed and Emiute d'Artagnan turned toward the musketeers
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  Speaker 1: and made a sign imperceptible to the crowd, but very
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  Speaker 1: easily understood by that chosen regiment, the flower of the army.
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  Speaker 1: The ranks closed firmly in and a kind of majestic
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  Speaker 1: tremor ran from man to man at the Barriere de Sargent.
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  Speaker 1: The procession was obliged to stop. Comyne left the head
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  Speaker 1: of the escort and went to the queen's carriage. Anne
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  Speaker 1: questioned d'Artagnan by a look. He answered in the same language,
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  Speaker 1: proceed she said, cominge returned to his post. An effort
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  Speaker 1: was made, and the living barrier was violently broken through
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  Speaker 1: Some complaints arose from the crowd and were addressed, this
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  Speaker 1: time to the King as well as the minister. Onward
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  Speaker 1: cried d'Artagnan in a loud voice. Onward cried Porthos. But
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  Speaker 1: as if the multitude had waited only for this demonstration
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  Speaker 1: to burst out, all the sentiments of hostility that possessed
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  Speaker 1: it exploded. Simultaneously. Cries of down with Mazarin, death to
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  Speaker 1: the Cardinal resounded on all sides. At the same time
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  Speaker 1: through the streets of Grenelle, Saint Honore and Ducoq. A
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  Speaker 1: double stream of people broke the feeble hedge of Swiss
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  Speaker 1: guards and came like a whirlwind even into the very
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  Speaker 1: legs of Porthos's horse and that of d'Artagnan. This new
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  Speaker 1: eruption was more dangerous than the others. Being composed of
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  Speaker 1: armed men, it was plain that it was not the
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  Speaker 1: chance of combination of those who had collected a number
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  Speaker 1: of the Malca tents at the same spot, but a concerted,
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  Speaker 1: organized attack. Each of these mobs was led by a chief,
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  Speaker 1: one of whom appeared to belong not to the people
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  Speaker 1: but to the honorable corporation of Mendicants, and the other,
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  Speaker 1: notwithstanding his affected imitation of the people, might easily be
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  Speaker 1: discerned to be a gentleman. Both were evidently stimulated by
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  Speaker 1: the same impulse. There was a shock which was perceived
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  Speaker 1: even in the royal carriage. Myriads of hoarse cries, forming
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  Speaker 1: one vast uproar, were heard, mingled with guns firing o musketeers,
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  Speaker 1: cried d'Artagnan. The escort was divided into two files. One
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  Speaker 1: of them passed around to the right of the carriage,
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  Speaker 1: the other to the left. One went to support d'Artagnan
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  Speaker 1: the other porthos. Then came a skirmish, the more terrible
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  Speaker 1: because it had no definite object, the more melancholy because
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  Speaker 1: those engaged in it knew not for whom they were fighting.
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  Speaker 1: Like all popular movements, the shot given by the rush
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  Speaker 1: of this mob was formidable. The musketeers, few in number,
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  Speaker 1: not being able in the midst of this crowd to
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  Speaker 1: make their horses wheel around, began to give way. d'Artagnan
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  Speaker 1: offered to lower the blinds of the royal carriage, but
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  Speaker 1: the young king stretched out his arms, saying, no, sir,
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  Speaker 1: I wish to see everything. If your majesty wishes to
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  Speaker 1: look out, well, then look replied d'Artagnan, and, turning with
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  Speaker 1: that fury which made him so formidable, he rushed toward
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  Speaker 1: the chief of the insurgents, a man who with a
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  Speaker 1: huge sword in his hand was trying to hew a
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  Speaker 1: passage to the coach door through the musketeers. Make room,
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  Speaker 1: cried d'Artagnan. Zounds give way. At these words, the man
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  Speaker 1: with a pistol and sword raised his head, but it
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  Speaker 1: was too late. The blow was sped by d'Artagnan. The
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  Speaker 1: rapier had pierced his bosom. Ah confound it, cried the gascon,
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  Speaker 1: trying in vain, too late to retract the thrust. What
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  Speaker 1: the devil are you doing here, count, accomplishing my destiny,
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  Speaker 1: replied Rochefort, falling on one knee. I have already got
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  Speaker 1: up again after three stabs from you. I shall never
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  Speaker 1: rise after this fourth, Count, said d'Artagnan, with some degree
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  Speaker 1: of emotion. I struck without knowing that it was you.
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  Speaker 1: I am sorry if you die, that you should die
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  Speaker 1: with sentiments of hatred toward me. Rochefort extended hand to d'Artagnan,
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  Speaker 1: who took it. The Count wished to speak, but a
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  Speaker 1: gush of blood stop rifled him. He stiffened in the
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  Speaker 1: last convulsions of death and expired back. People cried d'Artagnan,
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  Speaker 1: Your leader is dead. You have no longer any business here. Indeed,
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  Speaker 1: as if de Rocheford had been the very soul of
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  Speaker 1: the attack. The crowd who had followed and obeyed him
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  Speaker 1: took to flight. On seeing him fall, d'Artagnan charged with
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  Speaker 1: a party of musketeers at the Rue du Coq, and
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  Speaker 1: the portion of the mob he assailed disappeared like smoke,
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  Speaker 1: dispersing near the place Saint Germain le Cercois, and taking
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  Speaker 1: the direction of the quays, d'Artagnan returned to help Porthos,
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  Speaker 1: if Porthos needed help. But Porthos, for his part, had
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  Speaker 1: done his work as conscientiously as d'Artagnan. The left of
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  Speaker 1: the carriage was as well cleared as the right, and
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  Speaker 1: they drew up the blind of the window, which Mazarin,
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  Speaker 1: less heroic than the king, had taken the precaution to lower.
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  Speaker 1: Porthos looked melancholy. What a devil of a face you have, Porthos,
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  Speaker 1: and what a strange air for a victor. But you answered,
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  Speaker 1: Porthos seemed to me agitated. There's a reason sounds I
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  Speaker 1: have just killed an old friend, indeed, replied Porthos, who
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  Speaker 1: that poor Count Rochefort well exactly like me. I have
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  Speaker 1: just killed a man whose face is not unknown to me.
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  Speaker 1: Unluckily I hit him on the head, and immediately his
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  Speaker 1: face was covered with blood, and he said nothing as
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  Speaker 1: he died. Yes, he exclaimed, Oh, I suppose, answered d'Artagnan, laughing,
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  Speaker 1: if he only said that, it did not enlighten you much, Well, sir,
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  Speaker 1: cried the Queen. Madam, the passage is quite clear, and
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  Speaker 1: your majesty can continue your road. In fact, the procession
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  Speaker 1: arrived in safety at Notre Dame, at the front gate
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  Speaker 1: of which all the clergy, with the coadjutor at their head,
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  Speaker 1: awaited the King, the Queen and the minister, for whose
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  Speaker 1: happy return they chanted. At Taydum, as the service was
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  Speaker 1: drawing to a close, a boy entered the church in
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  Speaker 1: great excitement, ran to the sacristy, dressed himself quickly in
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  Speaker 1: the choir robes and cleaving thanks to that uniform. The
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  Speaker 1: crowd that filled the temple approached Bazin, who, clad in
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  Speaker 1: his blue robe, was standing gravely in his place at
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  Speaker 1: the entrance to the choir. Bazin felt some one pulling
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  Speaker 1: his sleeve. He lowered to earth, his eyes beetifically raised
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  Speaker 1: to heaven, and recognized Friquet, Well you rascal, what is it?
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  Speaker 1: How do you dare to disturb me in the exercise
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  Speaker 1: of my functions, asked the beadle. Monsieur Bazin said, friquet,
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  Speaker 1: Monsieur ma'yud, you know who he is. He gives holy
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  Speaker 1: water Saint Eustache. Well go on, Well he received in
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  Speaker 1: the scrimmage a sword stroke on the head. That great
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  Speaker 1: giant who was there gave it to him. In that case,
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  Speaker 1: said Basin, he must be pretty sick, so sick that
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  Speaker 1: he is dying, and he wants to confess to the coadjutor,
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  Speaker 1: who they say has power to remit great sins? And
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  Speaker 1: does he imagine that the coadjutor will put himself out
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  Speaker 1: for him? To be sure? The coadjutor has promised. Who
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  Speaker 1: told you that Monsieur Mayot himself? You have seen him, then?
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  Speaker 1: Certainly I was there when he fell. What were you
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  Speaker 1: doing there? I was shouting down with Mazarin death to
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  Speaker 1: the cardinal the Italian to the gallows. Isn't that what
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  Speaker 1: you would have me shout? I'll be quiet, you, rascal,
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  Speaker 1: said Bazin, looking uneasily around, so that he told me
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  Speaker 1: that poor Monsieur Mayar go find the coajittor Frique, and
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  Speaker 1: if you bring him to me, you shall be my heir.
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  Speaker 1: Say then, father Bazin, the heir of Monsieur Maiar, the
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  Speaker 1: giver of holy water at Saint Eustache. Hey, I shall
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  Speaker 1: have nothing to do but to fold my arms. All
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  Speaker 1: the same, I should like to do him that service.
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  Speaker 1: And what do you say to it? I will tell
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  Speaker 1: the coadjutor, said Basain. In fact, he slowly and respectfully
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  Speaker 1: approached the prelet and spoke to him privately a few words,
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  Speaker 1: to which the latter responded by an affirmative sign. He
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  Speaker 1: then returned with the same slow step and said, go
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  Speaker 1: and tell the dying man that he must be patient.
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  Speaker 1: Monseigneur will be with him in an hour. Good, said Friquet.
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  Speaker 1: My fortune is made by the way, said Basin. Where
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  Speaker 1: was he carried to the sour Saint Jacques la Bouchee,
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  Speaker 1: And delighted with the success of his embassy, Friquet started
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  Speaker 1: off at the top of his speed. When the taid'em
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  Speaker 1: was over, the Coadjutor, without stopping to change his priestly dress,
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  Speaker 1: took his way toward that old tower which he knew
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  Speaker 1: so well. He arrived in time though sinking from moment
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  Speaker 1: to moment, the wounded man was not yet dead. The
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  Speaker 1: door was opened to the coadjutor of the room in
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  Speaker 1: which the mendicant was suffering. A moment later, Frikue went out,
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  Speaker 1: carrying in his hand a large leather bag. He opened
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  Speaker 1: it as soon as he was outside the chamber, and
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  Speaker 1: to his great astonishment, found it full of gold. The
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  Speaker 1: mendicant had kept his word and made Frikae his air. Ah.
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  Speaker 1: Mother Nanette cried, frik suffocating, Ah, Mother Nanette, he could
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  Speaker 1: say no more, But though he hadn't strength to speak,
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  Speaker 1: he had enough for action. He rushed headlong to the street, and,
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  Speaker 1: like the greet from Marathon who fell in the square
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  Speaker 1: at a Thans, with his laurel in his hand, Friquet
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  Speaker 1: reached Council Libroussel's threshold and then fell, exhausted, scattering on
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  Speaker 1: the floor, the Louis disgorged by his leather bag. Mother
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  Speaker 1: Nanette began by picking up the Louis, then she picked
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  Speaker 1: up Friquet. In the meantime, the Cortege returned to the
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  Speaker 1: Palle Royal. That Monsieur d'Artagnan is a very brave man,
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  Speaker 1: mother said the young King. Yes, my son, and he
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  Speaker 1: rendered very important services to your father. Treat him kindly.
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  Speaker 1: Therefore in the future, captain, said the young King to d'Artagnan,
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  Speaker 1: undescending from the carriage. The Queen has charged me to
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  Speaker 1: invite you to dinner to day, you and your friend,
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  Speaker 1: the Baron du Valen. That was a great honor for
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  Speaker 1: d'Artagnan and for Porthos. Porthos was delighted, And yet during
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  Speaker 1: the entire repast he seemed to be preoccupied. What was
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  Speaker 1: the matter with you, Baron d'Artagnan said to him, as
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  Speaker 1: they descended the staircase of the palaiscoyal. You seemed at
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  Speaker 1: dinner to be anxious about something. I was trying, said Porthos,
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  Speaker 1: to recall where I had seen that mendicant, whom I
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  Speaker 1: must have killed, and you couldn't remember. No. Well, search,
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  Speaker 1: my friend, search, and when you have found you will
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  Speaker 1: tell me, will you not, Pardieu, said Porthos, end of
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  Speaker 1: chapter eighty nine.