lyodot

Updated: June 8, 2025

"Were it to cast myself into the fire for you, monseigneur, I would do it." "That is well," said Fouquet; "what I require is much more simple." "That being so, monseigneur, what is it?" "To conduct me to the chamber of Messieurs Lyodot and D'Eymeris." "Will monseigneur have the kindness to say for what purpose?"

Alexandre Dumas - Ten Years Later

Unfortunately, before he can reach me, that is to say, the body of the place, he must destroy, must make a breach in the advanced works, and I am devilishly well fortified, marquise." "What you call your advanced works are your creatures, are they not your friends?" "Exactly so." "And is M. d'Eymeris one of your creatures?" "Yes, he is." "Is M. Lyodot one of your friends?" "Certainly."

Alexandre Dumas - Ten Years Later

"Lyodot, yesterday at daybreak; D'Eymeris, the day before yesterday, in the evening, as he was returning from the house of his mistress; their disappearance had disturbed nobody; but at length M. Colbert all at once raised the mask, and caused the affair to be published; it is being cried by sound of trumpet, at this moment in Paris, and, in truth, monseigneur, there is scarcely anybody but yourself ignorant of the event."

Alexandre Dumas - Ten Years Later

"A demon disguised as a man, a giant armed with ten flaming swords a madman, who at one blow extinguished the fire, put down the riot, and caused a hundred musketeers to rise up out of the pavement of the Greve." Fouquet raised his brow, streaming with sweat, murmuring, "Oh! Lyodot and D'Eymeris! dead! dead! dead! and I dishonored."

Alexandre Dumas - Ten Years Later