Part 59 (1/2)
”I believe she had,” replied the duke, with careless _naivete_ and a coetfulness, of which no words could translate the tone and the vocal expression ”Now, here is poor Raoul, who is your son, I believe”
”Yes, he is neur”
”And the poor lad has been cut out by the king, and he frets”
”Still better,to let the boy rust in idleness; it is a ive hineur I have no longer anything in the world but hi as he likes to remain--”
”Well, well,” replied the duke ”I could, nevertheless, have soon put ain I assure you, I think he has in him the stuff of which marechals of France are h neur; but it is the king who makesof the king”
Raoul interrupted this conversation by his return He preceded Grilass and a bottle of the duke's favorite wine On seeing his old _protege_, the duke uttered an excla, Grioes it?”
The servant bowed profoundly, as ratified as his noble interlocutor
”Two old friends!” said the duke, shaking honest Griorous fashi+on; which was followed by another still hted bow frolass?”
”I should not think of drinking with your highness, unless your highness permitted me,” replied Athos, with noble hulass, ill both drink out of it, like two brothers in arently putting back the glass
”You are a char friend,” replied the Duc de Beaufort, who drank, and passed the goblet to his companion ”But that is not all,” continued he, ”I a ood luck withwhile drinking out of rab oblet to Raoul, who hastily moistened his lips, and replied with the saneur” His eyes sparkled with a gloomy fire, and the blood mounted to his cheeks; he terrified Athos, if only with his smile
”And what have you wished for?” replied the duke, sinking back into his fauteuil, whilst with one hand he returned the bottle to Griave hirant reed upon”
”I wished, elli”
Athos becaitation The duke looked at his friend, as if desirous to assist him to parry this unexpected blow
”That is difficult, my dear vicomte, very difficult,” added he, in a lower tone of voice
”Pardon neur, I have been indiscreet,” replied Raoul, in a firm voice; ”but as you yourself invited me to wish--”