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"Yes," said D'Epernon, "as long as we guard him, there is no need of going to look at him." "And he is not handsome to look at," said Quelus. "Still," said Schomberg, "I think we had better not relax our vigilance, for the devil is cunning." "Yes, but not cunning enough to pass over the bodies of four men like us." "That is true," said Quelus.
The steps of his horse resounded on the frozen ground, and they went slowly and with precaution, for it was slippery. "This time," said Quelus, "it is he." "Impossible," said Maugiron. "Why?" "Because he is alone, and we left him with Livarot, Antragues, and Ribeirac, who would not have let him run such a risk." "It is he, however; do you not recognize his insolent way of carrying his head?"
This was Bussy d'Amboise. Maugiron, Schomberg, and Quelus had drawn near to the king. "See," said Maugiron, "here is the servant, but where is the master? Are you also in disgrace with him, St. Luc?" "Why should he follow Bussy?" said Quelus.
"With doublets or without?" said Schomberg. "Without doublets, without shirts; our breasts bare, our hearts uncovered!" The young men threw off their doublets and shirts. "I have lost my dagger," said Quelus; "it must have fallen on the road." "Or else you left it at M. de Monsoreau's, in the Place de la Bastile," said Antragues. Quelus gave a cry of rage, and drew his sword.
Every stratagem was tried, by day as well as by night, to pick quarrels with Bussi, now by Quelus, at another time by Grammont, with the hope that my brother would engage in them.
Livarot ran to aid Ribeirac to disengage himself from the grasp of his adversary, but was closely pursued by Maugiron, who cut open his head with a blow of his sword. Livarot let his sword drop, and fell on his knees; then Maugiron hastened to give him another wound, and he fell altogether. Quelus and Maugiron remained against Antragues. Quelus was bleeding, but from slight wounds.
"How does your chess go on, Chicot?" said D'Epernon. "I believe I shall save the king, but it is not without trouble. Come, M. Aurilly, give me your poniard in return for the lute; a fair exchange." The astonished musician obeyed. "There is one rat in the trap," said Quelus, who returned to his post in the antechamber, only exchanging his cup and ball for Schomberg's shooting tube.
Luc did not deceive me; and were his even the first sword to pierce me I would cry, 'Thanks for your warning, friend." So saying, he continued to advance, only his arm held his sword under his cloak, of which he had unfastened the clasp. It was then that Quelus cried, "To arms." "Ah, gentlemen," said Bussy, "it appears you wish to kill me: I am the wild boar you had to hunt.
He therefore begged the Queen my mother to set things to rights, and to prevail on my brother to forget all that had happened, and to bear no resentment against these young men, but to make up the breach betwixt Bussi and Quelus.
Rather than her indifference. Yes, but to act thus would be to do what a Quelus or a Maugiron would do if they knew how to love. Better to resemble that hero of Plutarch whom I so much admired, the young Antiochus, dying of love and never avowing it, nor uttering a complaint. Am I not called the brave Bussy?" He went home, and threw himself on a chair.
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