Part 46 (1/2)
”You would obey?” cried Athos, joyfully
”Pardon ray-headedto speak like a foolish young man”
”Then you would not obey?” said Athos
”I do not say that either,God, who has given me the power, has, no doubt, willed that I should have that power for the good of all, and He has given me, at the same ti, I should reflect”
The brow of Athos became clouded ”Then I may positively say that your honor is not inclined to favor King Charles II?”
”You continue to question me, monsieur le comte; allow me to do so in turn, if you please”
”Do,to me as frankly as I shall reply to you”
”When you shall have taken this ive him?”
Athos fixed upon Monk a proud and resolute look
”My lord,” said he, ”with this , I would advise the king to rise two regiive to the people the franchises which the revolution promised them, and in which it has not, in all cases, kept its word I should advise him to command in person this little army, which would, believe me, increase, and to die, standard in hand, and sword in sheath, saying, 'English of my race you have killed; beware of the justice of God!'”
Monk hung down his head, and mused for an instant ”If he succeeded,”
said he, ”which is very i is possible in this world--ould you advise him to do?”
”To think that by the will of God he lost his crown, by the good will of men he recovered it”
An ironical smile passed over the lips of Monk
”Unfortunately, ood advice”
”Ah,in his turn, but with a very different expression from Monk
”Let us terminate this, monsieur le comte,--that is your desire, is it not?”
Athos bowed
”I shall give orders to have these two casks transported whither you please Where are you lodging, monsieur?”
”In a little hamlet at the mouth of the river, your honor”
”Oh, I know the hamlet; it consists of five or six houses, does it not?”