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SOMEWHERE about 1650 there lived on his estate, between Compiègne and Pierrefonds, a wealthy noble, by name Bernard de Montragoux, whose ancestors had held the most important posts in the kingdom. But he dwelt far from the Court, in that peaceful obscurity which then veiled all save that on which the king bestowed his glance.
But to her great surprise D'Artagnan remained perfectly calm, and instead of being angry he laughed, and said to Porthos: "Yes, I understand, the air of La Rue Tiquetonne is not like that of Pierrefonds; but console yourself, I will soon conduct you to one much better." "When will you do that?" "Immediately, I hope." "Ah! so much the better!"
"Ah! ah!" cried D'Artagnan, "you are of the household of M. Fouquet, then, Porthos?" "I! what do you mean by that?" said the topographer, blushing to the top of his ears. "Why, you say the house, when speaking of Belle-Isle, as if you were speaking of the chateau of Pierrefonds." Porthos bit his lip. "Belle-Isle, my friend," said he, "belongs to M. Fouquet, does it not?" "Yes, I believe so."
Then came the following schedule of his extensive lands: "I possess at this present time, by the grace of God The domain of Pierrefonds, lands, woods, meadows, waters, and forests, surrounded by good walls. The domain of Bracieux, chateaux, forests, plowed lands, forming three farms. The little estate Du Vallon, so named because it is in the valley."
If the public were carefully informed, by means of printed advertisements, that at eight o'clock in the morning a train started for Pierrefonds which arrived there at ten, that could only be because going to Pierrefonds was a lawful act, for which permission from Odette would be superfluous; an act, moreover, which might be performed from a motive altogether different from the desire to see Odette, since persons who had never even heard of her performed it daily, and in such numbers as justified the labour and expense of stoking the engines.
"Then there has been a falling-off in the pools of Pierrefonds?" "No, my friend: they have been fished, and there is enough left to stock all the pools in the neighborhood." "Perhaps your estate at Vallon has been destroyed by an earthquake?"
The king smiled, and passed into the next apartment, after having said to D'Artagnan, "I give you the leave of absence you must want to put the affairs of your friend, the late M. du Vallon, in order." At Pierrefonds everything was in mourning. The courts were deserted the stables closed the parterres neglected.
"Exactly; and I will go and get my horse saddled." "You have horses here, then?" "I have five." "You had them sent from Pierrefonds, I suppose?" "No, M. Fouquet gave them to me." "My dear Porthos, we shall not want five horses for two persons; besides, I have already three in Paris, which would make eight, and that will be too many."
It is noted for the beauty of its architecture and contains many wonderful paintings. Pierrefonds. A small village in northern France where a very old and famous chateau is located. Vincennes. A town about five miles from Paris, noted for its chateau which is now used as a great fortress. Chantilly.
He pressed the hand of the lord of Pierrefonds and went in search of Athos. "My dear Athos," he said, "I am going away. I have only one thing to say to you. You know Anne of Austria; the captivity of Mazarin alone guarantees my life; if you let him go I am a dead man." "I needed nothing less than that consideration, my dear D'Artagnan, to persuade myself to adopt the role of jailer.
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