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"Yes, my dear Aramis, you are right; it is a happy idea. I will wager it is one of your own, Aramis." "Well, I don't know," replied the bishop; "either mine or M. Fouquet's." Then scanning Percerin, after noticing D'Artagnan's hesitation, "Well, Monsieur Percerin," he asked, "what do you say to this?" "I say, that " "That you are, doubtless, free to refuse.
"You were going to say there is no good in doing it either, is it not so?" "Alas! no; for I was occupied in examining some excellent figures." "Go on go on, Monsieur Moliere. I quite understand the interest you take in the plates I will not disturb your studies." "Thank you." "But on one condition; that you tell me where M. Percerin really is." "Oh! willingly; in his own room. Only "
Fouquet smiled and shook his head. "Man of little faith!" added the bishop. "My dear M. d'Herblay," answered Fouquet, "if I fall " "Well; if you 'fall'?" "I shall, at least, fall from such a height, that I shall shatter myself in falling." Then giving himself a shake, as though to escape from himself, "Whence came you," said he, "my friend?" "From Paris from Percerin."
"I will attend to monsieur," said Percerin, "but later." "Later? but when?" "When I have time." "You have already told my valet as much," broke in Porthos, discontentedly. "Very likely," said Percerin; "I am nearly always pushed for time." "My friend," returned Porthos, sententiously, "there is always time to be found when one chooses to seek it."
But Percerin was a very prudent man; and having heard it said that there was no more dangerous sign for a Protestant than to be smiled up on by Catherine, and having observed that her smiles were more frequent than usual, he speedily turned Catholic with all his family; and having thus become irreproachable, attained the lofty position of master tailor to the Crown of France.
"Don't you perceive," said Aramis, smiling, "that we are greatly boring this good gentleman, my dear D'Artagnan?" "Ah! ah!" murmured the musketeer, aside; "that is, I am boring you, my friend." Then aloud, "Well, then, let us leave; I have no further business here, and if you are as disengaged as I, Aramis " "No, not I I wished " "Ah! you had something particular to say to M. Percerin?
It was to the house of this grand llama of tailors that D'Artagnan took the despairing Porthos; who, as they were going along, said to his friend, "Take care, my good D'Artagnan, not to compromise the dignity of a man such as I am with the arrogance of this Percerin, who will, I expect, be very impertinent; for I give you notice, my friend, that if he is wanting in respect I will infallibly chastise him."
"And supposing that I were conspiring against Colbert, what harm would there be in that?" "No, no; that would be too trifling a matter for you to take in hand, and it was not on that account you asked Percerin for those patterns of the king's costumes. Oh! Aramis, we are not enemies, remember we are brothers.
"Oh, bah! there are two days yet; 'tis much more than you require, Monsieur Percerin," said D'Artagnan, in the coolest possible manner. Percerin raised his head with the air of a man little accustomed to be contradicted, even in his whims; but D'Artagnan did not pay the least attention to the airs which the illustrious tailor began to assume.
"My dear Percerin," said D'Artagnan, "you will make a dress for the baron. 'Tis I who ask you." "To you I will not say nay, captain." "But that is not all; you will make it for him at once." "'Tis impossible within eight days." "That, then, is as much as to refuse, because the dress is wanted for the fete at Vaux." "I repeat that it is impossible," returned the obstinate old man.
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