... week."
"A fortnight, mademoiselle," said Malicorne, bowing.
TEN YEARS AFTER
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
CHAPTER 2
A Lover and His Mistress.
Whilst the wax-lights were burning in the castle ...
"Good; there is no time lost, - you will rejoice when I am gone."
"Go, then; and after - "
"So be it; but in the first place, a piece of advi...
... his mother's hand, and started off to find the Duke of
Buckingham.
TEN YEARS AFTER
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
CHAPTER 16
Monsieur Becomes Jealous of the Duke of Buckingham.
While the Comte ... fled there for refuge when he and
his brother quarreled, often, after having struck him, which constituted
the crime of high treason on his part, after certain engagements with
ha...
... Baisemeaux's voice."
"It is, monsieur."
TEN YEARS AFTER
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
CHAPTER 21
Baisemeaux de Montlezun.
After the austere lesson administered to De Wardes, Athos and ... me
for thirty years without fail; one day in the winter it fell upon the
marble floor on the Louvre and was broken. I had a hunting-knife made
of it which will last a hundred...
...
"Harsh?"
"Yes; did you not forbid me to visit you?"
TEN YEARS AFTER
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
CHAPTER 28
The Dowry.
Monsieur Faucheux's horses were serviceable animals, ... coachman a louis, smiled gracefully at the clerk, and dismissed them
both. She closed the door after them, and waited in the room, alone and
barricaded. There was no servant to be s...
... sister-in-
law."
"Displease me! You have displeased me?"
TEN YEARS AFTER
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
CHAPTER 33
The Mediator.
When the king made his appearance in Madame's ... 16 62, the dissatisfaction of
Monsieur with Madame, and the king's intervention in the private affairs
of Monsieur, was a matter of no inconsiderable moment.
Transcriber's not...
... who is only a
- sister!"
Madame was silent, and cast down her eyes.
TEN YEARS AFTER
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
CHAPTER 37
The Butterfly-Chase.
The king, on retiring to his apartments to ... thereupon a curious spectacle might have been observed; old and
corpulent courtiers were seen running after butterflies, losing their
hats as they ran, and with their raised canes cuttin...
... And
Mademoiselle de Tonnay-Charente pronounced these words in such a tone as
TEN YEARS AFTER
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
CHAPTER 54
A Mission.
The next day, or rather the same day (for the events ... frankly to M. de Bragelonne; that is
to say, to the altar to which he will lead you. Afterwards, why –
afterwards, according to his disposition, you will be emancipated or
enslaved; in o...
...
"You are right. So you see, at your first summons, I left everything.
TEN YEARS AFTER
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
CHAPTER 60
The New General of the Jesuits.
While La Valliere and the king were ... their getting wearied or bored upon
his estates. Upon this they began to reflect. Immediately afterwards,
however, the intendant added, that without anticipating M. Fouquet's
orde...
... pray is anything fresh occurring in this
part of the town?"
TWENTY YEARS AFTER
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
CHAPTER 2
2. A Nightly Patrol.
In ten minutes Mazarin and his party were traversing ... give up five years of my pay which I am never paid, by the
way to make the king five years older."
"Really! And pray what would come to pass, supposing the king were five y...
... one has wanted to
employ me; so you see in what a situation I am."
TWENTY YEARS AFTER
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
CHAPTER 3
3. Dead Animosities.
D'Artagnan arrived at the Bastile just as ... The next day came and passed, the day after, a week; I then wrote to
the cardinal. The same day they came for me and took me to the Bastile. That
was five years ago. Do you believe it w...