Prostate Health
Prostate Articles
Antioxidant levels key for prostate cancer risk
Obesity and prostate health
Tomatoes for prostate health
Green tea and prostate health
Screening tests for prostate
Books
The Three Musketeers
Twenty Years Later
The Vicomte De Bragelonne
|
|
The Vicomte De Bragelonne 81 at Prostate Health
should I go to Newcastlefor, now I have no longer any fish?""At all events, listen to me.""I do, my lord.""I shall give you some advice.""How, my lord! -- pay me and give me good advice likewise!You overwhelm me, my lord."Monk looked more earnestly than ever at the fisherman, aboutwhom he still appeared to entertain some suspicion. "Yes, Ishall pay you, and give you a piece of advice, for the twothings are connected. If you return, then, to GeneralLambert ---- "The fisherman made a movement of his head and shoulders,which signified, "If he persists in it, I wont contradicthim.""Do not cross the marsh," continued Monk: "you will havemoney in your pocket, and there are in the marsh some Scotchambuscaders I have placed there. Those people are veryintractable; they understand but very little of the languagewhich you speak, although it appears to me to be composed ofthree languages. They might take from you what I had givenyou, and, on your return to your country, you would not failto say that General Monk has two hands, the one Scotch, andthe other English; and that he takes back with the Scotchhand what he has given with the English hand.""Oh! general, I shall go where you like, be sure of that,"said the fisherman, with a fear too expressive not to beexaggerated. "I only wish to remain here, if you will allowme to remain.""I readily believe you," said Monk, with an imperceptiblesmile, "but I cannot, nevertheless, keep you in my tent.""I have no such wish, my lord, and desire only that yourlordship should point out where you will have me posted. Donot trouble yourself about us -- with us a night soon passesaway.""You shall be conducted to your bark.""As your lordship pleases. Only, if your lordship wouldallow me to be taken back by a carpenter, I should beextremely grateful.""Why so?""Because the gentlemen of your army, in dragging my boat upthe river with a cable pulled by their horses, have batteredit a little upon the rocks of the shore, so that I have atleast two feet of water in my hold, my lord.""The greater reason why you should watch your boat, Ithink.""My lord, I am quite at your orders," said the fisherman; "Ishall empty my baskets where you wish; then you will pay me,if you please to do so; and you will send me away, if itappears right to you. You see I am very easily managed andpleased, my lord.""Come, come, you are a very good sort of a fellow," saidMonk, whose scrutinizing glance had not been able to find asingle shade in the clear eye of the fisherman. "Holloa,Digby!" An aide-de-camp appeared. "You will conduct thisgood fellow and his companions to the little tents of thecanteens, in front of the marshes, so that they will be neartheir bark, and yet will not sleep on board to-night. Whatis the matter, Spithead?"Spithead was the sergeant from whom Monk had borrowed apiece of tobacco for his supper. Spithead, having enteredthe generals tent without being sent for, had drawn thisquestion from Monk."My lord," said he, "a French gentleman has just presentedhimself at the outposts and wishes to speak to your honor."All this was said, be it understood, in English; butnotwithstanding, it produced a slight emotion in thefisherman, which Monk, occupied with his sergeant, did notremark."Who is the gentleman?" asked Monk."My lord," replied Spithead, "he told it me, but thosedevils of French names are so difficult to pronounce for aScotch throat, that I could not retain it. I believe,however, from what the guards say, that it is the samegentleman who presented himself yesterday at the halt, andwhom your honor would not receive.""That is true; I was holding a council of officers.""Will your honor give any orders respecting this gentleman?""Yes, let him be brought here.""Must we take any precautions?""Such as what?""Binding his eyes, for instance.""To what purpose? He can only see what I desire should beseen; that is to say, that I have around me eleven thousandbrave men, who ask no better than to have their throats cutin honor of the parliament of Scotland and England.""And this man, my lord?" said Spithead, pointing to thefisherman, who, during this conversation, had remainedstanding and motionless, like a man who sees but does notunderstand."Ah, that
The Vicomte De Bragelonne page 80 The Vicomte De Bragelonne page 82 |
