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Fontrailles took upon himself the recital, in which, as we may suppose, the populace played a great part and Monsieur's people none, and in his peroration he said: "From our windows even, Monseigneur, respectable mothers of families might have been seen, driven by despair, throwing their children into the Seine, cursing Richelieu."
"Let us go to them; these are the men-at-arms of the King's guard," said Fontrailles. "I recognize them by their black cockades. I see also many of the light-horse with them; let us mingle in the disorder, for I fancy they are 'ramenes'." This is a polite phrase signifying in military language "put to rout."
It is in accordance with this grand consolatory principle that I have always acted." "Go, go!" said Cinq-Mars, in a voice thick with rage; "I have other things to think of." "Of what more important?" said Fontrailles; "this might be a great weight in the balance of our destinies." "I am thinking how much the heart of a king weighs in it," said Cinq- Mars.
Perish the State! perish twenty kingdoms, if necessary! No ordinary calamities suffice when the King betrays the subject. Listen to me." And he took Fontrailles a few steps aside. "I only charged you to prepare our retreat and succors, in case of abandonment on the part of the King.
"That love," said Montresor, coldly, "as Monsieur de Fontrailles had the honor of telling you, so escaped all rule and bounds that we ourselves were carried away by it, and felt seized with that enthusiasm which always transports us at the mere name of Monsieur, and which leads us on to things which we had not premeditated." "But what, then, have you done?" said the Prince.
For myself, I am not proud; one must not be proud, whatever one's merit in one's profession. I must not touch the Cardinal; he's a morsel for a king!" "Nor any others," said the grand ecuyer. "Oh, let us have the Capuchin!" said Captain Jacques, urgently. "You are wrong if you refuse this office," said Fontrailles; "such things occur every day. Vitry began with Concini; and he was made a marechal.
The Abbe de Gondi, dragging a cavalier by his cloak to pull him down, exclaimed: "Here are my people! Fontrailles, now you will see something worth while! Look! look already who they run! It is really charming." And he abandoned his hold, and mounted upon a stone to contemplate the manoeuvres of his troops, crossing his arms with the importance of a General of an army.
"Gentlemen," said Cinq-Mars, who had not ceased to observe the walls, "there is a very decided part which we could take, an important share in this we might enter this ill-guarded bastion." "An excellent idea, Monsieur," said Fontrailles; "but we are but five against at least thirty, and are in plain sight and easily counted."
In the ardor of the rush, Cinq-Mars and Fontrailles, with the young Locmaria, forced their horses upon the rampart itself; but a brisk fusillade killed the three animals, which rolled over their masters. "Dismount all, gentlemen!" cried old Coislin; "forward with pistol and sword! Abandon your horses!" All obeyed instantly, and threw themselves in a mass upon the breach.
It is in accordance with this grand consolatory principle that I have always acted." "Go, go!" said Cinq-Mars, in a voice thick with rage; "I have other things to think of." "Of what more important?" said Fontrailles; "this might be a great weight in the balance of our destinies." "I am thinking how much the heart of a king weighs in it," said Cinq-Mars.
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