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Bazin, and issuing from the same carriage, left,as it were, a train of joy upon the passage of the rapidcortege."I might easily see it was not the king," said DArtagnan;"people dont laugh so heartily when the king passes. Hola,Bazin!" cried he to his neighbor, three-quarters of whosebody still hung out of the window, to follow the carriagewith his eyes as long as he could. "What is all that about?""It is M. Fouquet," said Bazin, in a patronizing tone."And all those people?""That is the court of M. Fouquet.""Oh, oh!" said DArtagnan; "what would M. de Mazarin say tothat if he heard it?" And he returned to his bed, askinghimself how Aramis always contrived to be protected by themost powerful personages in the kingdom. "Is it that he hasmore luck than I, or that I am a greater fool than he? Bah!"that was the concluding word by the aid of which DArtagnan,having become wise, now terminated every thought and everyperiod of his style. Formerly he said, "Mordioux!" which wasa prick of the spur, but now he had become older, and hemurmured that philosophical "Bah!" which served as a bridleto all the passions.CHAPTER 18In which DArtagnan seeks Porthos, and only finds MousquetonWhen DArtagnan had perfectly convinced himself that theabsence of the Vicar-General dHerblay was real, and thathis friend was not to be found at Melun or in its vicinity,he left Bazin without regret, cast an ill-natured glance atthe magnificent Chateau de Vaux which was beginning to shinewith that splendor which brought on its ruin, and,compressing his lips like a man full of mistrust andsuspicion, he put spurs to his pied horse, saying, "Well,well! I have still Pierrefonds left, and there I shall findthe best man and the best filled coffer. And that is all Iwant, for I have an idea of my own."We will spare our readers the prosaic incidents ofDArtagnans journey, which terminated on the morning of thethird day within sight of Pierrefonds. DArtagnan came bythe way of Nanteuil-le-Hardouin and Crepy. At a distance heperceived the Castle of Louis of Orleans, which, havingbecome part of the crown domain, was kept by an oldconcierge. This was one of those marvelous manors of themiddle ages, with walls twenty feet in thickness, and ahundred in height.DArtagnan rode slowly past its walls, measured its towerswith his eye and descended into the valley. From afar helooked down upon the chateau of Porthos, situated on theshores of a small lake, and contiguous to a magnificentforest. It was the same place we have already had the honorof describing to our readers; we shall therefore satisfyourselves with naming it. The first thing DArtagnanperceived after the fine trees, the May sun gilding thesides of the green hills, the long rows of feather-toppedtrees which stretched out towards Compiegne, was a largerolling box, pushed forward by two servants and dragged bytwo others. In this box there was an enormous green-and-goldthing, which went along the smiling glades of the park, thusdragged and pushed. This thing, at a distance, could not bedistinguished, and signified absolutely nothing; nearer, itwas a hogshead muffled in gold-bound green cloth; whenclose, it was a man, or rather a poussa, the interiorextremity of whom, spreading over the interior of the box,entirely filled it, when still closer, the man wasMousqueton -- Mousqueton, with gray hair and a face as redas Punchinellos."Pardieu!" cried DArtagnan; "why, thats my dear MonsieurMousqueton!""Ah!" cried the fat man -- "ah! what happiness! what joy!Theres M. dArtagnan. Stop, you rascals!" These last wordswere addressed to the lackeys who pushed and dragged him.The box stopped, and the four lackeys, with a precisionquite military, took off their laced hats and rangedthemselves behind it."Oh, Monsieur dArtagnan!" said Mousqueton, "why can I notembrace your knees? But I have become impotent, as you see.""Dame! my dear Mousqueton, it is age.""No, monsieur, it is not age; it is infirmities --troubles.""Troubles! you, Mousqueton?" said DArtagnan making the tourof the box; "are you out of your mind, my dear friend? ThankGod! you are as hearty as a three-hundred-year-old oak.""Ah! but my legs, monsieur, my legs!" groaned the faithfulservant."Whats the matter with your legs?""Oh, they will no longer bear me!""Ah, the ungrateful things! And yet you feed them well,Mousqueton, apparently.""Alas, yes! They can reproach me with nothing in
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