Part 70 (1/2)
”Every night,my early youth I saw you in my dreams, calm and mild, with one hand stretched out over my head, and that it hich made me sleep so soundly--formerly”
”We love each other too dearly,” said the comte, ”that from this moment, in which we separate, a portion of both our souls should not travel with one and the other of us, and should not dherever we may dwell
Whenever you may be sad, Raoul, I feel that my heart will be dissolved in sadness; and when you s of me, be assured you will send me, from however remote a distance, a vital scintillation of your joy”
”I will not pro man; ”but you may be certain that I will never pass an hour without thinking of you, not one hour, I swear, unless I shall be dead”
Athos could contain hier; he threw his arm round the neck of his son, and held hian to be now eclipsed by twilight; a golden band surrounded the horizon, announcing the approach of the day Athos threw his cloak over the shoulders of Raoul, and led him back to the city, where burdens and porters were already in motion, like a vast ant-hill At the extre, they saw a dark shadowuneasily backwards and forwards, as if in indecision or ashamed to be seen It was Grimaud, who in his anxiety had tracked his ood Grimaud,” cried Raoul, ”what do you want? You are coone, have you not?”
”Alone?” said Gri to Raoul in a tone of reproach, which showed to what an extent the old ht!” cried the coo alone; no, he shall not be left alone in a strange land without some friendly hand to support him, some friendly heart to recall to him all he loved!”
”I?” said Grimaud
”You, yes, you!” cried Raoul, touched to the inood Grimaud”
”So much the better,” replied the latter, with an inexpressible depth of feeling and intelligence
”But the eun,” said Raoul, ”and you are not prepared”
”Yes,” said Gri the keys of his trunks, ain objected Raoul, ”you cannot leave monsieur le comte thus alone; monsieur le comte, whom you have never quitted?”
Grimaud turned his diath of both The cooing,” said Grimaud
”I do,” said Athos, by an inclination of the head
At that moment the drums suddenly rolled, and the clarions filled the air with their inspiring notes The regian to debouch from the city They advanced to the number of five, each couished by their white uniform, faced with blue The _ordonnance_ colors, quartered cross-wise, violet and dead leaf, with a sprinkling of golden _fleurs-de-lis_, left the white-colored flag, with its _fleur-de-lised_ cross, to dos, with their forked sticks and their muskets on their shoulders; piketh, ayly towards the transports, which carried theiments of Picardy, Navarre, Normandy, and Royal Vaisseau, followed after M de Beaufort had knoell how to select his troops He hi the march with his staff--it would take a full hour before he could reach the sea Raoul with Athos turned his steps slowly towards the beach, in order to take his place when the prince e e in the adh that of the son he was about to lose, absorbed in melancholy meditation, was deaf to every noise around him An officer came quickly towards them to inform Raoul that M de Beaufort was anxious to have him by his side
”Have the kindness to tell the prince,” said Raoul, ”that I request he will allow me this hour to enjoy the company of ht not thus to quit his general Please to tell the prince, monsieur, that the vicoallop
”Whether we part here or part there,” added the comte, ”it is no less a separation” He carefully brushed the dust from his son's coat, and passed his hand over his hair as they walked along ”But, Raoul,” said he, ”you want money M de Beaufort's train will be splendid, and I areeable to you to purchase horses and ars in Africa Now, as you are not actually in the service of the king or M de Beaufort, and are siesse But I should not like you to want for anything at Gigelli Here are two hundred pistoles; if you would please me, Raoul, spend them”
Raoul pressed the hand of his father, and, at the turning of a street, they saw M de Beaufort, raceful curvets to the applause of the women of the city
The duke called Raoul, and held out his hand to the comte He spoke to him for some time, with such a kindly expression that the heart of the poor father even felt a little comforted It was, however, evident to both father and son that their walk a less than a punish the sands of the shore, the soldiers and sailors exchanged the last kisses with their families and friends; a supre the clearness of the heavens, the warmth of the sun, of the perfu in their veins, everything appeared black, everything bitter, everything created doubts of Providence, nay, at the most, of God It was customary for the admiral and his suite to embark last; the cannon waited to announce, with its formidable voice, that the leader had placed his foot on board his vessel Athos, forgetful of both the ad man, opened his arms to his son, and pressed him convulsively to his heart
”Accompany us on board,” said the duke, very ood half-hour”
”No,” said Athos, ”my farewell has been spoken, I do not wish to voice a second”
”Then, vico to spare the tears of these twoAnd paternally, tenderly, very ht have done, he took Raoul in his arnal, ietful of cereorous foot