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"All those at fifteen francs drink it," said Baisemeaux. "It is very old Volnay." "Does that poor student, Seldon, drink such good wine?" "Oh, no!" "I thought I heard you say he was boarded at fifteen francs." "He! no, indeed; a man who makes districts distichs, I mean at fifteen francs! No, no! it is his neighbor who is at fifteen francs." "Which neighbor?" "The other, second Bertaudiere."
Baisemeaux, seated at table, was rubbing his hands and looking at the bishop of Vannes, who, booted like a cavalier, dressed in gray and sword at side, kept talking of his hunger and testifying the liveliest impatience.
"An incendiary, then?" "Bah!" "Has he slandered any one?" "No, no! It is he who " and Baisemeaux approached Aramis's ear, making a sort of ear-trumpet of his hands, and whispered: "It is he who presumes to resemble the " "Yes, yes." said Aramis, "I now remember you already spoke about it last year to me; but the crime appeared to me so slight. "Slight, do you say?" "Or rather, so involuntary."
"You, monseigneur, who govern this kingdom, know very well that no one can see any of the prisoners without an express order from the king." "M. d'Herblay has entered, however." "That remains to be proved, monseigneur." "M. de Baisemeaux, once more I warn you to pay particular attention to what you are saying." "All the documents are there, monseigneur." "M. d'Herblay is overthrown." "Overthrown?
"Come into the courtyard with me, it's a beautiful moonlight night; we will walk up and down arm in arm under the trees, while you tell me your pitiful tale." He drew the doleful governor into the courtyard, took him by the arm as he had said, and, in his rough, good-humored way, cried: "Out with it, rattle away, Baisemeaux; what have you got to say?" "It's a long story."
"Good luck attend you," said D'Artagnan. "Thank you." "This is a strange affair," murmured D'Artagnan, as he slowly ascended the staircase after he had left Baisemeaux. "What possible interest can Aramis have in obliging Baisemeaux in this manner? Well, I suppose we shall learn some day or another." The King's Card-table Fouquet was present, as D'Artagnan had said, at the king's card-table.
"Allow me to explain: second Bertaudiere is the person who occupies the second floor of the tower of the Bertaudiere." "So that Bertaudiere is the name of one of the towers of the Bastile? The fact is, I think I recollect hearing that each tower has a name of its own. Whereabouts is the one you are speaking of?" "Look," said Baisemeaux, going to the window.
"I am at your orders, my lord; but tell me beforehand, my lord, whether you will do me the honor to breakfast with me as usual?" "Very willingly, indeed." "That's well," said Baisemeaux, as he struck the bell before him three times. "What does that mean?" inquired Aramis. "That I have some one to breakfast with me, and that preparations are to be made accordingly." "And you rang thrice.
"They are always telling them that; it is a matter of course; the same song over and over again." "But does not the resemblance you were speaking about just now strike the turnkeys?" "My dear M. d'Herblay, it is only for men attached to the court, as you are, to take trouble about such matters." "You're right, you're right, my dear M. Baisemeaux. Let me give you another taste of this Volnay."
Overcome by so great a mark of confidence, Baisemeaux unhesitatingly wrote out an acknowledgement of a debt of one hundred and fifty thousand francs, payable at the pleasure of the prelate. Aramis, who had, by glancing over the governor's shoulder, followed the pen as he wrote, put the acknowledgement into his pocket without seeming to have read it, which made Baisemeaux perfectly easy.
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