They believe meher accomplice, and will punish me
with her. A PROPOS, monseigneur, continued Treville.
You have promised me to go, said the
queen.
Fortunately, Monsieur dArtagnan is in our hands,
and you shallbe confronted with him.
I have no hope ofpenetrating, sword in hand, to
Paris, I know that well.
Honore,turned into the Rue des Bons Enfants, and
stopped before a lowdoor. The door opened; two guards received Bonacieux in their
arms fromthe officer who supported him.
Bonacieux his name, age, condition, and abode. All
these movements had been effected mechanically, as far as hewas concerned. Come,
come, Treville, hold your tongue, said the king. At the first word the cardinal
spoke of Mme. You would love me, then, if you were not queen! Athos had passed
through all the examinations we have seenBonacieux undergo.
Yes, and France is about to pay for her kings
refusal with awar. The cardinal being left alone, reflected for an instant and
thenrang the bell a third time. The king, excited by thecardinal, made a terrible
clamor. Ah, my dear Monsieur Bonacieux, you are generous in this matter. Indeed,the
carriage crossed the fatal spot without stopping.
Take ten men of my Guardsmen, and search the two
housesthoroughly. You will leave France, you will return to England?
At the end of ten minutes of reading and ten
seconds ofexamination, the cardinal was satisfied. Come, come, Treville, hold your
tongue, said the king. Why, I am ready to tell everything, cried Bonacieux, at
least,all that I know. Athos, said the king, mechanically; yes, certainly I know
thatname.
Yes, cried Bonacieux, recalling all his
remembrances of thecircumstances, yes, thats it. Bring in the Monsieur dArtagnan,
said the commissary to theguards.
Does your Eminence command that they both be
instantlyarrested? Tell Vitray to come to me, said he, and tell him to get readyfor
a journey.
But, monseigneur, I know nothing about them; I have
never seenher.
One of the grand causes of this prejudice was
thefriendship of Anne of Austria for Mme.