Part 105 (1/2)
”In fact it does, neur, much pain; there is no man more unfortunate than I: I was handsoreat means of attraction; now, I areat interest in your affairs, and if, at this moment, I were a pretty woman, I could render you an io and find the concierge of the Palais I would seduce hiantly partial to woet away our two prisoners”
”I hope to be able to do so h I am not a pretty woneur; but you are co yourself very much”
”Oh!” cried Fouquet, suddenly, with one of those secret transports which the generous blood of youth, or the remembrance of some sweet emotion, infuses into the heart ”Oh! I knooe we stand in need of, with the lieutenant-governor of the concierge”
”And, on neur; fifty truenerosity, of your devotion to your friends, and, consequently, will ruin you sooner or later in ruining themselves”
”I do not speak of such women, Pelisson; I speak of a noble and beautiful creature who joins to the intelligence and wit of her sex the valor and coolness of ours; I speak of a woh to make the walls of a prison bon to salute her, discreet enough to let no one suspect by whom she has been sent”
”A treasure!” said Pelisson; ”you would e! Peste! ht have his head cut off; but he would, before dying, have had such happiness as no man had enjoyed before hie of the Palais would not have his head cut off, for he would receive of me my horses, to effect his escape, and five hundred thousand livres ith to live coland: I add, that this lady,but the horses and the o and seek her, Pelisson”
The superintendent reached forth his hand towards the golden and silken cord placed in the interior of his carriage, but Pelisson stopped hi to lose asthis lady as Columbus took to discover the neorld Noe have but two hours in which we can possibly succeed; the concierge once gone to bed, how shall we get at hiht dawns, how can we conceal our proceedings? Go, go yourself, ht”
”But, my dear Pelisson, here we are before her door”
”What! before the angel's door?”
”Why, yes”
”This is the hotel of Madame de Belliere!”
”Hush!+”
”Ah! Good Lord!” exclaiainst her?”
”Nothing, alas! and it is that which causesWhy can I not, on the contrary, say ill enough of her to prevent your going to her?”
But Fouquet had already given orders to stop, and the carriage was motionless ”Prevent me!” cried Fouquet; ”why, no power on earth should preventto pay my compliments to Madame de Plessis-Belliere; besides, who knows that we shall not stand in need of her!”
”No, neur, no!”
”But I do not wish you to wait for me, Pelisson,” replied Fouquet, sincerely courteous
”Thethat you are keeping , you will, perhaps, stay a shorter tie in the courtyard: she has some one with her”
Fouquet leaned towards the steps of the carriage ”One word o to this lady till you have been to the concierge, for Heaven's sake!”
”Eh! fiveat the steps of the hotel, leaving Pelisson in the carriage, in a very ill-humor
Fouquet ran upstairs, told his naerness and a respect that showed the habit thethat name in her family ”Monsieur le surintendant,”
cried the , very pale, to meet him; ”what an honor!
what an unexpected pleasure!” said she Then, in a low voice, ”Take care!” added the uerite Vanel is here!”
”Madaitated, ”I cale word, and quickly, if you please!” And he entered the salon