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Then falling down again, said, "Call to your people, or I shall be drowned." "Halloa! boat there! quick, quick!" The boat flew over the waves, but the sea rose faster than the boat could approach. Buckingham saw that De Wardes was on the point of being again covered by a wave; he passed his left arm, safe and unwounded, round his body and raised him up.
De Wardes observed this, and continued aloud: "Oh! if La Valliere were a coquette like Madame, whose innocent flirtations, I am sure, were, first of all, the cause of the Duke of Buckingham being sent back to England, and afterwards were the reason of your being sent into exile; for you will not deny, I suppose, that Madame's pretty ways really had a certain influence over you?"
As soon as you please, therefore, your Grace," said De Wardes, who drew his sword, a movement imitated by the duke. "M. de Wardes," said Buckingham, "one final word.
I discuss it before men of honor, all of whom have more than once had their swords in their hands in affairs of honor. I selected them expressly. These gentlemen well know that every secret for which men fight ceases to be a secret. I again put my question to M. de Wardes. What was the subject of conversation when you offended this young man, in offending his father and mother at the same time?"
Buckingham saluted De Wardes, and returned towards the king's apartments; De Wardes, irritated beyond measure, left the Palais Royal, and hurried through the streets homeward to the house where he lodged. After the austere lesson administered to De Wardes, Athos and D'Artagnan together descended the staircase which led to the courtyard of the Palais Royal.
The place is badly chosen, I admit, but you will perhaps have the goodness to accompany me to my apartments, which are on the staircase at the end of this gallery." "I follow you, monsieur," said De Wardes. "Are you alone here?" said D'Artagnan. "No; I have M. Manicamp and M. de Guiche, two of my friends."
"Silence!" cried the count. "But why, silence?" said De Wardes, "it is a highly creditable circumstance for the French nation. Are not you of my opinion, Monsieur de Bragelonne?" "To what circumstance do you allude?" inquired De Bragelonne with an abstracted air. "That the English should render homage to the beauty of our queens and our princesses."
The only passage which led to the steps of the hotel, and which was not inclosed by the silken barricade, was guarded by two tents, resembling two pavilions, the doorways of both of which opened towards the entrance. These two tents were destined for De Guiche and Raoul; in whose absence they were intended to be occupied, that of De Guiche by De Wardes, and that of Raoul by Manicamp.
He seemed to keep an account of the insolence and license of the two speakers in order to settle matters with them at the earliest opportunity. De Wardes seemed to guess what was passing in his mind, and continued: "Who are these young ladies' lovers?" "Montalais's lover?" said the chevalier. "Yes, Montalais first." "You, I, or De Guiche, whoever likes, in fact." "And the other?"
"For shame, De Wardes, again attacking De Bragelonne." "Come, come, a truce to child's play," replied the count's evil genius, in an undertone; "you know as well as I do what I mean.
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