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But to come to business: there is a room here which is called the Green Chamber?" "Yes, sir; the room which the late Count-Duke de Cardoville used for a study." "You will have the goodness to take me there." "Unfortunately, it is not in my power to do so.
"He will speak to you of them, and of the Count-Duke of Olivares. As to courage, it is not the first time he has shown it. He commanded the cuirassiers of the Comte de Soissons." "How? so young, sir! You must be fond of political wars." "On the contrary, your Majesty will pardon me," replied he, "for I served with the princes of the peace." Anne of Austria smiled at this jeu-de-mot.
Scarcely has he ascended the throne than he offers assistance to the revolted Catalonians." "Has Catalonia also revolted? The King, Philip IV, no longer has the Count-Duke for his Prime-Minister?" "Just the contrary, Sire. It is on this very account.
"Do nothing, then," said the Queen, coloring deeply; "for certainly I will never hear that spoken of." "And yet, Madame, it were more prudent, and Monsieur is right," said the Duc de Bouillon; "for the Count-Duke of San Lucra offers us seventeen thousand men, tried troops, and five hundred thousand crowns in ready money."
Scarcely has he ascended the throne than he offers assistance to the revolted Catalonians." "Has Catalonia also revolted? The King, Philip IV, no longer has the Count-Duke for his Prime-Minister?" "Just the contrary, Sire. It is on this very account.
Shall I tell these gentlemen of the joy of the Count-Duke of Olivares at the news of our intentions, and the letters of the Cardinal-Infanta to the Duke de Bouillon? Shall I speak of Paris to the Abbe de Gondi, to D'Entraigues, and to you, gentlemen, who are daily witnesses of her misery, of her indignation, and her desire to break forth? A murmur of approbation interrupted Cinq-Mars.
"He is the deputy-guardian of Mdlle. de Cardoville, whose property he has managed, as former agent of the count-duke," said the marquis, with evident anxiety, "and his presence here is absolutely indispensable. It is greatly to be desired that his coming should precede that of Mdlle. de Cardoville, who may be here at any moment."
You see at a glance that the count-duke is the better man physically, mentally, morally. But he never dreamed it. He thought in his inmost heart that the best thing about him was the favor of the worthless fribble whom he governed.
I add to the letters I have given you the treaty here; it is in fictitious names, but here is the counterpart, signed by Monsieur, by the Duc de Bouillon, and by me. The Count-Duke of Olivares desires nothing further. There are blanks for the Duc d'Orleans, which you will fill up as you please. Go; in a month I shall expect you at Perpignan.
"Do nothing, then," said the Queen, coloring deeply; "for certainly I will never hear that spoken of." "And yet, Madame, it were more prudent, and Monsieur is right," said the Duc de Bouillon; "for the Count-Duke of San Lucra offers us seventeen thousand men, tried troops, and five hundred thousand crowns in ready money."
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