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the direction of the palace which, however, didnot prevent our officer from being pushed about."Mordioux!" continued the reasoner, "these people tread uponmy toes and look upon me as of very little consequence, orrather of none at all, seeing that they are Englishmen and Iam a Frenchman. If all these people were asked, -- `Who isM. dArtagnan? they would reply, `Nescio vos. But let anyone say to them, `There is the king going by, `There is M.Monk going by, they would run away, shouting, -- `Vive leroi! `Vive M. Monk! till their lungs were exhausted. Andyet," continued he, surveying, with that look sometimes sokeen and sometimes so proud, the diminishing crowd, -- "andyet, reflect a little, my good people, on what your king hasdone, on what M. Monk has done, and then think what has beendone by this poor unknown, who is called M. dArtagnan! Itis true you do not know him, since he is here unknown, andthat prevents your thinking about the matter! But, bah! whatmatters it! All that does not prevent Charles II. from beinga great king, although he has been exiled twelve years, orM. Monk from being a great captain, although he did make avoyage to Holland in a box. Well, then, since it is admittedthat one is a great king and the other a great captain, --`Hurrah for King Charles II.! -- Hurrah for General Monk!"And his voice mingled with the voices of the hundreds ofspectators, over which it sounded for a moment. Then, thebetter to play the devoted man, he took off his hat andwaved it in the air. Some one seized his arm in the veryheight of his expansive royalism. (In 1660 that was sotermed which we now call royalism.)"Athos!" cried DArtagnan, "you here!" And the two friendsseized each others hands."You here! -- and being here," continued the musketeer, "youare not in the midst of all these courtiers my dear comte!What! you, the hero of the fete, you are not prancing on theleft hand of the king, as M. Monk is prancing on the right?In truth, I cannot comprehend your character, nor that ofthe prince who owes you so much!""Always scornful, my dear DArtagnan!" said Athos. "Will younever correct yourself of that vile habit?""But, you do not form part of the pageant?""I do not, because I was not willing to do so.""And why were you not willing?""Because I am neither envoy nor ambassador, norrepresentative of the king of France; and it does not becomeme to exhibit myself thus near the person of another kingthan the one God has given me for a master.""Mordioux! you came very near to the person of the king, hisfather.""That was another thing, my friend; he was about to die.""And yet that which you did for him ---- ""I did it because it was my duty to do it. But you know Ihate all ostentation. Let King Charles II., then, who nolonger stands in need of me, leave me to my rest, and in theshadow; that is all I claim of him."DArtagnan sighed."What is the matter with you?" said Athos. "One would saythat this happy return of the king to London saddens you, myfriend; you who have done at least as much for his majestyas I have.""Have I not," replied DArtagnan, with his Gascon laugh,"have I not done much for his majesty, without any onesuspecting it?""Yes, yes, but the king is well aware of it my friend,"cried Athos."He is aware of it!" said the musketeer bitterly. "By myfaith! I did not suspect so, and I was even a moment agotrying to forget it myself.""But he, my friend, will not forget it, I will answer forhim.""You tell me that to console me a little, Athos.""For what?""Mordioux! for all the expense I incurred. I have ruinedmyself, my friend, ruined myself for the restoration of thisyoung prince who has just passed, cantering on his isabellecolored horse.""The king does not know you have ruined yourself, my friend,but he knows he owes you much.""And say, Athos, does that advance me in any respect? for,to do you justice, you have labored nobly. But I -- I, whoin appearance marred your combinations, it was I who reallymade them succeed. Follow my calculations; closely, youmight not have, by persuasions
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