Part 93 (1/2)
Aramis resuular
”Heaven never fails to hear me,” he said
”I abandon myself to your unreservedly,” Fouquet murmured
”No, no; I do not understand it in that manner I am unreservedly devoted to you Therefore, as you have the clearest, the enious mind of the two, you shall have entire control over the _fete_, even to the very smallest details Only--”
”Only?” said Fouquet, as a man accustomed to understand and appreciate the value of a parenthesis
”Well, then, leaving the entire invention of the details to you, I shall reserve to eneral superintendence over the execution”
”In ay?”
”I mean, that you will eneral, or factotuer or steward I will look after the people, and will keep the keys of the doors You will give your orders, of course: but will give theh my lips, to reach those for whom they are intended--you understand?”
”No, I aree?”
”Of course, of course, my friend”
”That is all I care about, then Thanks; and now go and prepare your list of invitations”
”Whom shall I invite?”
”Everybody you know”
Chapter L: In Which the Author Thinks It Is High Tielonne
Our readers will have observed in this story, the adventures of the new and of the past generation being detailed, as it were, side by side He will have noticed in the forlory of earlier years, the experience of the bitter things of this world; in the former, also, that peace which takes possession of the heart, and that healing of the scars which were formerly deep and painful wounds In the latter, the conflicts of love and vanity; bitter disappointhts; life instead of memory If, therefore, any variety has been presented to the reader in the different episodes of this tale, it is to be attributed to the numerous shades of color which are presented on this double tablet, where two pictures are seen side by side,tones The repose of the emotions of one is found in harmonious contrast with the fiery senti talked reason with older heads, one loves to talk nonsense with youth Therefore, if the threads of the story do not see with the one we have just written, we do not intend to give ourselves any ht or trouble about it than Ruysdael took in painting an autu-tielonne's story at the very place where our last sketch left him
In a state of frenzy and dismay, or rather without power or will of his own,--hardly knohat he was doing,--he fled swiftly, after the scene in La Valliere's charief, Montalais's terror, the king's wrath--all seemed to indicate some misfortune But what? He had arrived froer; and aler was manifest Was not this sufficient for a lover?
Certainly it was, but it was insufficient for a pure and upright heart such as his And yet Raoul did not seek for explanations in the very quarter where more jealous or less tihtaway to his mistress, and say, ”Louise, is it true that you love er? Is it true that you love another?” Full of courage, full of friendshi+p as he was full of love; a religious observer of his word, and believing blindly the word of others, Raoul said within hiuard, Guiche knows soo and ask Guiche what he knows, and tell hi one Guiche, who had been brought froinning to recover from his wounds, and to walk about a little in his rooerness of friendshi+p, enter the apartrief, when he saw De Guiche, so pale, so thin, so esture which De Guiche made to put aside Raoul's arm, were sufficient to inform the latter of the truth
”Ah! so it is,” said Raoul, seating himself beside his friend; ”one loves and dies”
”No, no, not dies,” replied Guiche, s, and since, too, I can press you in my arms”
”Ah! I understand”
”And I understand you, too You fancy I am unhappy, Raoul?”