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"I? I understand that your majesty sends me to Belle-Ile-en-Mer, that is all." "To learn?" "To learn how M. Fouquet's works are going on; that is all." "Very well: I admit you may be taken." "And I do not admit it," replied the Gascon, boldly. "I admit you may be killed," continued the king. "That is not probable, sire."
"Easily enough. You had been to Fontainebleau with him, and had undertaken a voyage to your diocese, which is Belle-Ile-en-Mer, I believe." "No, madame," said Aramis. "My diocese is Vannes." "I meant that. I only thought that Belle-Ile-en-Mer " "Is a property belonging to M. Fouquet, nothing more." "Ah!
He knew all the dungeons, Ste. Pelagie and Mont St. Michel, Belle-Ile-en-Mer and Clairvaux, to say nothing of temporary gaols and the evil-smelling hulks on board which political prisoners are often confined. And he still laughed at certain recollections, and related how in the direst circumstances he had always been able to seek refuge in his conscience.
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