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"Ah! then, madame, this man will ruin us all if we do not ruin him; and we must make haste, too." "Such was my opinion, monsieur, but I did not dare to give it you." "And it was lucky for us he has attacked the throne, and not us." "But, mark this well, M. Colbert. M. d'Herblay is never discouraged; if he has missed one blow, he will be sure to make another; he will begin again.
"Really, M. Fouquet, I must confess that one circumstance surprises me." "What may that be, sire?" "That you should have at the head of the diocese a man like M. d'Herblay, and yet should not have shown him Belle-Isle." "Oh, sire," replied the bishop, without giving Fouquet time to answer, "we poor Breton prelates seldom leave our residences."
Hardly had they given the bridles of their horses to their lackeys and rid themselves of their cloaks when a man approached them, and after looking at them for an instant by the doubtful light of the lantern hung in the centre of the courtyard he uttered an exclamation of joy and ran to embrace them. "Comte de la Fere!" the man cried out; "Chevalier d'Herblay!
"You are, therefore, he who was formerly called Aramis, and since, the Chevalier d'Herblay? You are the bishop of Vannes?" "Yes, my lord." "I know you, I have seen you." "At the last jubilee, we were with the Holy Father together." "Yes, yes, I remember; and you place yourself on the list of candidates?"
"Monseigneur, is M. d'Herblay the only person with whom you ought to be prevented holding any communication?" Fouquet colored, and then assuming an air of resignation, he said: "You are right, monsieur; you have taught me a lesson I ought not to have evoked.
Fouquet resumed his pensive attitude once more, and then, a moment after, he said: "Where can M. d'Herblay be? I dare not ask you to send for him." "You would not ask me, because I would not do it, Monsieur Fouquet. People would learn it, and Aramis, who is not mixed up with the affair, might possibly be compromised and included in your disgrace." "I will wait here till daylight," said Fouquet.
"What! Vannes in Bretagne?" "Yes." The little man began to tear his hair, saying, "How can I get to Vannes from here by midday to-morrow? I am a lost man." "Your despair quite distresses me." "Vannes, Vannes!" cried Baisemeaux. "But listen; a bishop is not always a resident. M. d'Herblay may not possibly be so far away as you fear." "Pray tell me his address." "I really don't know it."
In the meantime, usurped royalty was playing out its part bravely at Vaux. Philippe gave orders that for his petit lever the grandes entrees, already prepared to appear before the king, should be introduced. He determined to give this order notwithstanding the absence of M. d'Herblay, who did not return our readers know the reason.
Fouquet still wrote: "Order for every soldier, citizen, or gentleman to seize and apprehend, wherever he may be found, le Chevalier d'Herblay, Eveque de Vannes, and his accomplices, who are: first, M. de Baisemeaux, governor of the Bastile, suspected of the crimes of high treason and rebellion "
On arriving at the door of the room where the queen was receiving he made a sign for them to wait and opening the door: "Madame," he said, "I hope your majesty will forgive me for disobeying your orders, when you learn that the gentlemen I have come to announce are the Comte de la Fere and the Chevalier d'Herblay."
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