Part 48 (1/2)
”Oh, sir!” exclai seen him in the Rue Cocatrix, ”spare hinan's arm dropped to his side ”Ah, you are his son!” he said; ”that is a different thing”
”Sir, I surrender,” said Louvieres, presenting his unloaded ad! On the contrary, be off, and quickly If I take you, you will be hung!”
The youngunder the horse's head disappeared at the corner of the Rue Guenegaud
”I'faith!” said D'Artagnan to Raoul, ”you were just in time to stay my hand He was a dead man; and on my honor, if I had discovered that it was his son, I should have regretted having killed hi you for that poor fellow's life, to thank you on my own account I too, sir, was alWe can talk of it afterward”
Then seeing that the musketeers had cleared the Quai from the Pont Neuf to the Quai Saint Michael, he raised his sword for them to double their speed The musketeers trotted up, and at the saes appeared
”Halloo!” cried D'Artagnan; ”has soeant, ”their vehicle has broken down a second tiers,” said D'Artagnan, shrugging his shoulders ”When a carriage is chosen, it ought to be strong The carriage in which a Broussel is to be arrested ought to be able to bear ten thousand men”
”What are your commands, lieutenant?”
”Take the detachment and conduct him to his place”
”But you will be left alone?”
”Certainly So you suppose I have need of an escort? Go”
The nan was left alone with Raoul
”Now,” he said, ”are you in pain?”
”Yes; ”
”What's thethe battered hat ”Ah! ah! a bruise”
”Yes, I think I received a flower-pot upon nan ”But were you not on horseback? you have spurs”
”Yes, but I got down to defend Monsieur de Coes and my horse was taken away Here it is, I see”
At this veryhis parti-colored cap and crying, ”Broussel! Broussel!”
”Halloo! stop, rascal!” cried D'Artagnan ”Bring hither that horse”
Friquet heard perfectly, but he pretended not to do so and tried to continue his road D'Artagnan felt inclined for an instant to pursue Master Friquet, but not wishi+ng to leave Raoul alone he contented hi it
Friquet had a quick eye and a fine ear He saw D'Artagnan's movement, heard the sound of the click, and stopped at once
”Ah! it is you, your honor,” he said, advancing toward D'Artagnan; ”and I anan looked attentively at Friquet and recognized the little chorister of the Rue de la Calandre
”Ah! 'tis thou, rascal!” said he, ”coer a choir boy nor a tavern boy; thou hast become a horse stealer?”
”Ah, your honor, how can you say so?” exclaientles--an officer, brave and handso to see Raoul for the first time: ”Ah! but if I et the boy, sir”
Raoul put his hand in his pocket
”What are you about?” asked D'Artagnan
”To give ten francs to this honest fellow,” replied Raoul, taking a pistole fronan; ”be off, you little villain, and forget not that I have your address”
Friquet, who did not expect to be let off so cheaply, bounded off like a gazelle up the Quai a la Rue Dauphine, and disappeared Raoul mounted his horse, and both leisurely took their way to the Rue Tiquetonne
D'Artagnan watched over the youth as if he had been his own son
They arrived without accident at the Hotel de la Chevrette
The handsonan that Planchet had returned, bringing Mousqueton with him, who had heroically borne the extraction of the ball and was as well as his state would pernan desired Planchet to be su sonan ”You are much pleased with yourself,” said he to Raoul when they were alone, ”are you not?”
”Well, yes,” replied Raoul ”It see”
”And who told you to defend the king?”
”The Co; but to-day you have not fought for the king, you have fought for Mazarin; which is not quite the sa”
”But you yourself?”