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"You talked to me some time ago," said la Peyrade, "about marrying a girl who was rich, fully of age, and slightly hysterical, as you were pleased to put it euphemistically." "Well done!" cried Cerizet. "I expected this; but you've been some time coming to it." "In offering me this heiress, what did you have in your mind?" asked la Peyrade. "Parbleu! to help you to a splendid stroke of business.
A scream of delight from Suzanne followed this sally, which was received by Gaspard and Hippolyte with a rattle of sacres, and despite our irritation the Colonel, Monsieur Gratiot, and myself with a burst of involuntary laughter. "Parbleu," said the Colonel, choking, "it is a pity to disturb such a one. Gratiot, if it was my boat, I'd delay the departure till morning."
"No will in the matter, parbleu! and why not? Every man in France has a right to meet the enemy in the field. Thou art a soldier, a hussar of the 9th, a brave and gallant corps, and art to be told, that thy comrades have the road to fame and honor open to them; while thou art to mope away life like an invalided drummer? It is too gross an indignity, my boy, and must not be borne.
"You are mistaken, mademoiselle, my son is not an atheist; for Voltaire himself doubted if there could be atheists; and no later than yesterday, in this house, an ecclesiastic, as admirable for his talents as for his virtues, after making a magnificent eulogy of my son, expressed the desire to know him." "Parbleu! yes, to convert him," said Brigitte.
"Sit down there, lad, and I'll tell thee. I've done the thing some scores of times, and know the words as well as I once knew my 'Pater. Parbleu, I often wish I could remember that now, just to keep me from gloomy thoughts when I sit alone of an evening."
"That is so," he resumed placidly. It is a difficulty parbleu! It would be too easy other vise. But habit habit necessity do you see? the eye of others voila. One puts up with it. And then the example of others who are no better than yourself, and yet make good countenance. . . ." 'His voice ceased.
"Your excellency knows that it is not customary to defend yourself when attacked by bandits." "What!" cried Albert, whose courage revolted at the idea of being plundered tamely, "not make any resistance!" "No, for it would be useless. What could you do against a dozen bandits who spring out of some pit, ruin, or aqueduct, and level their pieces at you?" "Eh, parbleu! they should kill me."
If we had come to an action I should have sought you out on the field of battle. I would have shown you the Medusa's head. Would you have dared to fire on me? 'Without doubt, I replied. 'Ah! parbleu this is too much, he said. 'But your troops would not have obeyed you.
"Not at all," cried d'Artagnan, who was anxious the matter should be accomplished; "on the contrary, I think it very easy. It would be, no doubt, parbleu, if we write to Lord de Winter about affairs of vast importance, of the horrors of the cardinal " "Speak lower!" said Athos. " of intrigues and secrets of state," continued d'Artagnan, complying with the recommendation.
It was a pretty movement, executed with the precision of long discipline, and De Noyan brought his hand down applauding upon his knee. "Parbleu!" he exclaimed with enthusiasm. "'Twas as well done as by troops of the line. I look for a warm time presently, when we cross arms with those fellows."
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