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Fouquet grasped his hand. "And where are you going?" he said. "I am off to Paris, when you shall have given a certain letter." "For whom?" "M. de Lyonne." "And what do you want with Lyonne?" "I wish to make him sign a lettre de cachet." "'Lettre de cachet! Do you desire to put somebody in the Bastile?" "On the contrary to let somebody out." "And who?"
But as to this idea, "they begin now to mince it at Court," and Ruvigny assured du Moulin "that they had no such thoughts." De Lyonne had seen Marsilly and observed that it was a blunder to seize him. The French Government was nervous, and Turenne's secretary had been "pumping" several ambassadors as to what they thought of Marsilly's capture on foreign territory.
"That is to say, that he accepts it? Good! Now, then, I am free! I am only a plain citizen, M. de Lyonne. I have the pleasure of bidding you good-bye! Farewell, castle, corridor, ante-chamber! a bourgeois, about to breathe at liberty, takes his farewell of you."
But, in addition to this, I have had another piece of good fortune; and my difference with Great Britain need not alarm you." A valet de chambre interrupted the king by announcing M. Lyonne. "Come in, monsieur," said the king; "you are punctual; that is like a good servant. Let us see your letter to my brother Charles II." D'Artagnan pricked up his ears.
"Be it so, monseigneur; but I shall send to the ministry, and M. de Lyonne will either confirm or withdraw the order." "What is the good of all that?" asked Aramis, coldly. "What good?" "Yes; what is your object, I ask?"
But, as there was always something sinister at the bottom of any delight expressed by Colbert, Louis preferred, of the smiles of the two men, that of Fouquet. He beckoned to the superintendent to come up, and turning towards Lyonne and Colbert, he said: "Finish this matter, place it on my desk, and I will read it at my leisure." And he left the room.
"And if a superior officer gives you orders, you will obey?" "Never doubt it, monseigneur." "You know the king's signature well, M. de Baisemeaux?" "Yes, monseigneur." "Is it not on this order of release?" "It is true, but it may " "Be forged, you mean?" "That is evident, monseigneur." "You are right. And that of M. de Lyonne?"
"Since that is the case," replied D'Artagnan, wounded to the heart; "since the captain of the musketeers, who has always entered the king's chamber, is no longer allowed to enter it, his cabinet, or his salle-a-manger, either the king is dead, or his captain is in disgrace. Do me the favor, then, M. de Lyonne, who are in favor, to return and tell the king, plainly, I send him my resignation."
Go! and I pray that God will bless those who are mindful of his poor!" "So also do I pray," replied Aramis, kissing Fouquet's hand. And he went out quickly, carrying off the letter for Lyonne and the notes for Seldon's mother, and taking up Moliere, who was beginning to lose patience.
"This is the dawn of my reign," murmured Louis XIV. "It's a presage sent by the Almighty." The First Day of the Royalty of Louis XIV In the morning, the news of the death of the cardinal was spread through the castle, and thence speedily reached the city. The ministers Fouquet, Lyonne, and Letellier entered la salle des seances, to hold a council. The king sent for them immediately.
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