Mme. Bonacieux and the duke entered the Louvre without difficulty. Mme. Bonacieux was known to belong to the queen; the duke wore the uniform of the
His visit to M. de Treville being paid, the pensive d’Artagnan took the longest way homeward. On what was d’Artagnan thinking, that he strayed thus
The invention of the mousetrap does not date from our days; as soon as societies, in forming, had invented any kind of police, that police
As Athos and Porthos had foreseen, at the expiration of a half hour, d’Artagnan returned. He had again missed his man, who had disappeared as
In the meantime, the forty pistoles of King Louis XIII, like all other things of this world, after having had a beginning had an end, and after
When d’Artagnan was out of the Louvre, and consulted his friends upon the use he had best make of his share of the forty pistoles, Athos
This affair made a great noise. M. de Treville scolded his Musketeers in public, and congratulated them in private; but as no time was to
D’Artagnan, in a state of fury, crossed the antechamber at three bounds, and was darting toward the stairs, which he reckoned upon descending four at
M. de Treville was at the moment in rather ill-humor, nevertheless he saluted the young man politely, who bowed to the very ground; and he
Meanwhile, the cardinal looked anxiously for news from England; but no news arrived that was not annoying and threatening. Although La Rochelle was invested, however
Let us return to Milady, whom a glance thrown upon the coast of France has made us lose sight of for an instant. We shall
During the time which Lord de Winter took to shut the door, close a shutter, and draw a chair near to his sister-in-law’s fauteuil, Milady,
Meantime Milady, drunk with passion, roaring on the deck like a lioness that has been embarked, had been tempted to throw herself into the sea
Athos had invented the phrase, family affair. A family affair was not subject to the investigation of the cardinal; a family affair concerned nobody. People
As Athos had foreseen, the bastion was only occupied by a dozen corpses, French and Rochellais. “Gentlemen,” said Athos, who had assumed the command of
As Athos had foreseen, it was not long before the cardinal came down. He opened the door of the room in which the Musketeers were,
On arriving at the lodgings of his three friends, d’Artagnan found them assembled in the same chamber. Athos was meditating; Porthos was twisting his mustache;
It was evident that without suspecting it, and actuated solely by their chivalrous and adventurous character, our three friends had just rendered a service to
Meanwhile the king, who, with more reason than the cardinal, showed his hatred for Buckingham, although scarcely arrived was in such a haste to meet
After the most disheartening news of the king’s health, a report of his convalescence began to prevail in the camp; and as he was very
Felton had fallen; but there was still another step to be taken. He must be retained, or rather he must be left quite alone; and
Milady dreamed that she at length had d’Artagnan in her power, that she was present at his execution; and it was the sight of his