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The Vicomte De Bragelonne 99 at Prostate Health
is M. le Chevalier dArtagnan?" asked Charles."He is before you, sire," said M. dArtagnan."What, in that costume?""Yes; look at me, sire; do you not remember having seen meat Blois, in the ante-chambers of King Louis XIV.?""Yes, monsieur, and I remember I was much pleased with you."DArtagnan bowed. "It was my duty to behave as I did, themoment I knew that I had the honor of being near yourmajesty.""You bring me news, do you say?""Yes, sire.""From the king of France?""Ma foi! no, sire," replied DArtagnan. "Your majesty musthave seen yonder that the king of France is only occupiedwith his own majesty."Charles raised his eyes towards heaven."No, sire, no," continued DArtagnan. "I bring news entirelycomposed of personal facts. Nevertheless, I hope yourmajesty will listen to the facts and news with some favor.""Speak, monsieur.""If I am not mistaken, sire, your majesty spoke a greatdeal, at Blois, of the embarrassed state in which theaffairs of England are."Charles colored. "Monsieur," said he, "it was to the king ofFrance I related ---- ""Oh! your majesty is mistaken," said the musketeer, coolly;"I know how to speak to kings in misfortune. It is only whenthey are in misfortune that they speak to me; oncefortunate, they look upon me no more. I have, then, for yourmajesty, not only the greatest respect, but, still more, themost absolute devotion; and that, believe me, with me, sire,means something. Now, hearing your majesty complain of fate,I found that you were noble and generous, and boremisfortune well.""In truth," said Charles, much astonished, "I do not knowwhich I ought to prefer, your freedoms or your respects.""You will choose presently, sire," said DArtagnan. "Thenyour majesty complained to your brother, Louis XIV., of thedifficulty you experienced in returning to England andregaining your throne for want of men and money."Charles allowed a movement of impatience to escape him."And the principal object your majesty found in your way,"continued DArtagnan, "was a certain general commanding thearmies of the parliament, and who was playing yonder thepart of another Cromwell. Did not your majesty say so?""Yes, but I repeat to you, monsieur, those words were forthe kings ears alone.""And you will see, sire, that it is very fortunate that theyfell into those of his lieutenant of musketeers. That man sotroublesome to your majesty was one General Monk, I believe;did I not hear his name correctly, sire?""Yes, monsieur, but once more, to what purpose are all thesequestions?""Oh! I know very well, sire, that etiquette will not allowkings to be questioned. I hope, however, presently you willpardon my want of etiquette. Your majesty added that,notwithstanding, if you could see him, confer with him, andmeet him face to face, you would triumph, either by force orpersuasion, over that obstacle -- the only serious one, theonly insurmountable one, the only real one you met with onyour road.""All that is true, monsieur: my destiny, my future, myobscurity, or my glory depend upon that man; but what do youdraw from that?""One thing alone, that if this General Monk is troublesometo the point your majesty describes, it would be expedientto get rid of him or to make an ally of him.""Monsieur, a king who has neither army nor money, as youhave heard my conversation with my brother Louis, has nomeans of acting against a man like Monk.""Yes, sire, that was your opinion, I know very well; but,fortunately, for you, it was not mine.""What do you mean by that?""That, without an army and without a million, I have done --I, myself -- what your majesty thought could alone be donewith an army and a million.""How! What do you say? What have you done?""What have I done? Eh! well, sire, I went yonder to takethis man who is so troublesome to your majesty.""In England?""Exactly, sire.""You went to take Monk in England?""Should I by chance have done wrong, sire?""In truth, you are mad, monsieur!""Not the least in the world, sire.""You have taken Monk?""Yes, sire.""Where?""In the midst of his camp."The king trembled with impatience."And having taken him on the causeway of Newcastle, I bringhim to your majesty," said DArtagnan, simply."You bring him to me!" cried the king, almost indignant atwhat he considered a mystification."Yes, sire," replied DArtagnan, the same tone, "I bring himto you; he is down below yonder, in a large chest
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