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This was unknown to the King; but Maugiron, who had engrossed the King's favour, and who had quitted my brother's service, sought every means to ruin him, as it is usual for those who have given offence to hate the offended party.
"But if he is not?" "He is." "Of what crime?" "Of having displeased me." "Sire, have our family quarrels need of witnesses?" "You are right, monsieur. My friends, let, me speak a little to my brother." "I will take Aurilly," said Maugiron. "Now we are alone, monsieur," said the king, when they were gone. "I waited for this moment impatiently."
Marie and I and Madame Maugiron are not afraid." At which the Marquis laughed heartily. It was so amusing to think that one should be young and pretty and not afraid. In the mean time Barebone was sealing his letter to Captain Clubbe.
"And you ordered him to find out the criminal?" "Yes." "Did he find him?" "No." "Well, then, go to bed, Henri; you see your police is bad." And, turning round, Chicot refused to say another word, and was soon snoring again. The next day the council assembled. It consisted of Quelus, Maugiron, D'Epernon, and Schomberg.
"I swear to you, monsieur," said Bussy, "that when I have satisfied MM. Quelus, Schomberg, D'Epernon, and Maugiron, I shall be at your service. If they kill me, your vengeance will be satisfied, and if not " Monsoreau turned to his men. "On, my brave fellows," said he. "Oh!" said Bussy, "I was wrong; it is not a duel, but an assassination." "Yes."
I would sell my soul to live them again; had I not sold it long ago in the living them once! We were young then, and rich, and I was king; and Quelus was an Apollo! He died calling on me to save him. And Maugiron died, blaspheming God and the saints. And St. Megrin, he had thirty-four wounds. And he he is dead too, curse him! They are all dead, all dead, and it is all over!
Chicot looked, but could at first see nothing but a mass of people crying, howling, and pushing. At last the mass opened, and a monk, mounted on a donkey, appeared. The monk spoke and gesticulated, and the ass brayed. "Ventre de biche!" cried Chicot, "listen to the preacher." "A preacher on a donkey!" cried Quelus. "Why not?" "He is Silenus," said Maugiron.
And they seized the hands of the king, who embraced them all once more, and, going into his oratory, melted into tears. "Our cartel is ready," said Quelus, "we have but to add the day and hour. Write, Maugiron, the day after the Fete Dieu. Here is a table." "It is done," said Maugiron, "now who will carry the letter?"
He further mentioned that the King's favourites had been practising with his most faithful servants, Maugiron, La Valette, Mauldon, and Hivarrot, and several other good and trusty men, to desert him, and enter into the King's service; and, lastly, that the King had repented of giving me leave to go to Flanders, and that, to counteract my brother, a plan was laid to intercept me on my return, either by the Spaniards, for which purpose they had been told that I had treated for delivering up the country to him, or by the Huguenots, in revenge of the war my brother had carried on against them, after having formerly assisted them.
Bartholomew; in which, however, all hostile Catholics were to be confounded with the Protestants. In a great room at the Louvre sat Henri, pale and unquiet. Since his favorites, Schomberg, Quelus and Maugiron had been killed in a duel, St. Megrin had been assassinated by M. de Mayenne, and the wounds left by their deaths were still fresh and bleeding.