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Plancine cried, "Papa! papa!" and sprang into his arms. "A little patience," said De Jussac, pressing his moustache to the round head, "and you will honour this weary prophet, I think. I was up on the cliff to-day. The great crack is ever widening. A bowling wind, a loud thunderstorm, and that apron of the hill will tear from its bondage and sink sweltering down the slopes."
There were despair and exultation in his voice. "My God, no!" he whispered again, and dived into a cupboard under the stair. Thence he reappeared with a horn lantern and his old blue cloak. "Come, then!" he cried. "My hour is upon me!" "Mr. De Jussac, it will wait till the morning." "No, no, no! Do you trifle with your destiny?
"Was it not this d'Artagnan who wounded Jussac one day, in that unfortunate encounter which took place near the Convent of the Carmes-Dechausses?" asked the king, looking at the cardinal, who colored with vexation. "And the next day, Bernajoux. Yes, sire, yes, it is the same; and your Majesty has a good memory." "Come, how shall we decide?" said the king.
"We shall charge upon you, then," said Jussac. "if you disobey." "There are five of them," said Athos, "and we are but three. We shall be beaten, and must die on the spot, for on my part I will never face my captain as a conquered man." Athos, Porthos, and Aramis instantly closed in, and Jussac drew up his soldiers.
The young man wheeled and charged while his blood was hot. "Mr. De Jussac, it is a shame to hold me in this unending suspense." "Is it not better than decided rejection?" "I have served like Jacob. You cannot doubt my single-hearted devotion?" "You would not value Plancine at so much bullion?" "But yes, my friend; for bullion is the algebraic formula that represents comfort.
"Monsieur," said Aramis, parodying Jussac, "it would afford us great pleasure to obey your polite invitation if it depended upon ourselves; but unfortunately the thing is impossible Monsieur de Treville has forbidden it. Pass on your way, then; it is the best thing to do." This raillery exasperated Jussac. "We will charge upon you, then," said he, "if you disobey."
But scarcely had the two rapiers clashed, when a company of the Guards of his Eminence, commanded by M. de Jussac, turned the corner of the convent. "The cardinal's Guards!" cried Aramis and Porthos at the same time. "Sheathe your swords, gentlemen, sheathe your swords!" But it was too late. The two combatants had been seen in a position which left no doubt of their intentions.
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