Part 110 (1/2)
The keeper gave hi to learn anything fro early?” asked he of the falconer
”At seven o'clock, monsieur, I shall fly the birds”
”Who co? How is Madame? How is the queen?”
”Better, monsieur”
”Has she been ill, then?”
”Monsieur, since the last chagrin she suffered, her rin? You need not fancy your news is old I have but just returned”
”It appears that the queen, a little neglected since the death of her , who answered her,--'Do I not sleep at hoht, nan,--”poor woman! She must heartily hate Mademoiselle de la Valliere”
”Oh, no! not Mademoiselle de la Valliere,” replied the falconer
”Who then--” The blast of a hunting-horn interrupted this conversation
It sus and the hawks The falconer and his conan alone in theappeared at a distance, surrounded by ladies and horsemen All the troop advanced in beautiful order, at a foot's pace, the horns of various sorts anis and horses There was an ani now can give an idea, unless it be the fictitious splendor of a theatric spectacle
D'Artagnan, with an eye a little, just a little, dies The first was intended for the queen; it was enan, who did not see Made about for her, saw her in the second carriage She was alone with two of her women, who see, upon a high-spirited horse, restrained by a bold and skillful hand, shone a lady ofshter followed every word she uttered
”I ht the musketeer; ”who can she be?” And he stooped towards his friend, the falconer, to whom he addressed the question he had put to hi, perceiving D'Artagnan, ”Ah, cost us once more then! Why have I not seen you?”
”Sire,” replied the captain, ”because your majesty was asleep when I arrived, and not ahen I resu”
”Still the sa satisfaction
”Take some rest, comte; I command you to do so You will dine with nan like a caress Every one was eager to salute hi was an honor hispassed a few steps in advance, and D'Artagnan found hi whonan,” said the minister, with marked affability, ”have you had a pleasant journey?”
”Yes,to the neck of his horse
”I heard the king invite you to his table for this evening,” continued the minister; ”you will meet an old friend there”
”An old friend ofpainfully into the dark waves of the past, which had sed up for him so many friendshi+ps and so many hatreds
”M le Duc d'Al fronan, reflecting in vain
”Here!” cried an old e, which he caused to be thrown open to nan, struck with profound amazement And he felt, inert as it was, the thin ar round his neck
Colbert, after having observed theed his horse forward, and left the two old friends together