\"Youwillsee。？Look。？Theprisonerisreturningfromchapel。\"
Andtheysaw，bytheredflashesoflightningagainstthevioletfogwhichthewindstampeduponthebank—wardsky，theysawpassgravely，atsixpacesbehindthegovernor，amanclothedinblackandmaskedbyavizorofpolishedsteel，solderedtoahelmetofthesamenature，whichaltogetherenvelopedthewholeofhishead。？Thefireoftheheavenscastredreflectionsonthepolishedsurface，andthesereflections，flyingoffcapriciously，seemedtobeangrylookslaunchedbytheunfortunate，insteadofimprecations。？Inthemiddleofthegallery，theprisonerstoppedforamoment，tocontemplatetheinfinitehorizon，torespirethesulphurousperfumesofthetempest，todrinkinthirstilythehotrain，andtobreatheasighresemblingasmotheredgroan。
\"Comeon，monsieur，\"saidSaint—Mars，sharply，totheprisoner，forhealreadybecameuneasyatseeinghimlooksolongbeyondthewalls。？\"Monsieur，comeon！\"
\"Saymonseigneur！\"criedAthos，fromhiscorner，withavoicesosolemnandterrible，thatthegovernortrembledfromheadtofoot。？Athosinsisteduponrespectbeingpaidtofallenmajesty。？Theprisonerturnedround。
\"Whospoke？\"askedSaint—Mars。
\"ItwasI，\"repliedD\'Artagnan，showinghimselfpromptly。？\"Youknowthatistheorder。\"
\"Callmeneithermonsieurnormonseigneur，\"saidtheprisonerinhisturn，inavoicethatpenetratedtotheverysoulofRaoul;\"callmeACCURSED！\"？Hepassedon，andtheirondoorcroakedafterhim。
\"Theregoesatrulyunfortunateman！\"murmuredthemusketeerinahollowwhisper，pointingouttoRaoulthechamberinhabitedbytheprince。
ChapterXXXIII:
Promises。
ScarcelyhadD\'Artagnanre—enteredhisapartmentwithhistwofriends，whenoneofthesoldiersofthefortcametoinformhimthatthegovernorwasseekinghim。？ThebarkwhichRaoulhadperceivedatsea，andwhichappearedsoeagertogaintheport，cametoSainte—Margueritewithanimportantdispatchforthecaptainofthemusketeers。？Onopeningit，D\'Artagnanrecognizedthewritingoftheking:
\"Ishouldthink，\"saidLouisXIV。，\"youwillhavecompletedtheexecutionofmyorders，Monsieurd\'Artagnan;return，then，immediatelytoParis，andjoinmeattheLouvre。\"
\"Thereistheendofmyexile！\"criedthemusketeerwithjoy;\"Godbepraised，Iamnolongerajailer！\"？AndheshowedthelettertoAthos。
\"So，then，youmustleaveus？\"repliedthelatter，inamelancholytone。
\"Yes，buttomeetagain，dearfriend，seeingthatRaoulisoldenoughnowtogoalonewithM。deBeaufort，andwillpreferhisfathergoingbackincompanywithM。
d\'Artagnan，toforcinghimtotraveltwohundredleaguessolitarilytoreachhomeatLaF鑢e;willyounot，Raoul？\"
\"Certainly，\"
stammeredthelatter，withanexpressionoftenderregret。
\"No，no，myfriend，\"interruptedAthos，\"IwillneverquitRaoultillthedayhisvesseldisappearsonthehorizon。？AslongasheremainsinFranceheshallnotbeseparatedfromme。\"
\"Asyouplease，dearfriend;butwewill，atleast，leaveSainte—Margueritetogether;takeadvantageofthebarkthatwillconveymebacktoAntibes。\"
\"Withallmyheart;wecannottoosoonbeatadistancefromthisfort，andfromthespectaclethatshockedussojustnow。\"
Thethreefriendsquittedthelittleisle，afterpayingtheirrespectstothegovernor，andbythelastflashesofthedepartingtempesttheytooktheirfarewellofthewhitewallsofthefort。？D\'Artagnanpartedfromhisfriendthatsamenight，afterhavingseenfiresettothecarriageupontheshorebytheordersofSaint—Mars，accordingtotheadvicethecaptainhadgivenhim。？Beforegettingonhorseback，andafterleavingthearmsofAthos:
\"Myfriends，\"saidhe，\"youbeartoomuchresemblancetotwosoldierswhoareabandoningtheirpost。？SomethingwarnsmethatRaoulwillrequirebeingsupportedbyyouinhisrank。？WillyouallowmetoaskpermissiontogooverintoAfricawithahundredgoodmuskets？？Thekingwillnotrefuseme，andIwilltakeyouwithme。\"
\"Monsieurd\'Artagnan，\"repliedRaoul，pressinghishandwithemotion，\"thanksforthatoffer，whichwouldgiveusmorethanwewish，eithermonsieurlecomteorI。？I，whoamyoung，standinneedoflaborofmindandfatigueofbody;monsieurlecomtewantstheprofoundestrepose。？Youarehisbestfriend。？Irecommendhimtoyourcare。？Inwatchingoverhim，youareholdingbothoursoulsinyourhands。\"
\"I
mustgo;myhorseisallinafret，\"saidD\'Artagnan，withwhomthemostmanifestsignofalivelyemotionwasthechangeofideasinconversation。？\"Come，comte，howmanydayslongerhasRaoultostayhere？\"
\"Threedaysatmost。\"
\"Andhowlongwillittakeyoutoreachhome？\"
\"Oh！
aconsiderabletime，\"repliedAthos。？\"IshallnotliketheideaofbeingseparatedtooquicklyfromRaoul。？Timewilltraveltoofastofitselftorequiremetoaiditbydistance。？Ishallonlymakehalf—stages。\"
\"Andwhyso，myfriend？？Nothingismoredullthantravelingslowly;andhostelrylifedoesnotbecomeamanlikeyou。\"
\"Myfriend，Icamehitheronpost—horses;butIwishtopurchasetwoanimalsofasuperiorkind。？Now，totakethemhomefresh，itwouldnotbeprudenttomakethemtravelmorethansevenoreightleaguesaday。\"
\"WhereisGrimaud？\"
\"HearrivedyesterdaymorningwithRaoul\'sappointments;andIhavelefthimtosleep。\"
\"Thatis，nevertocomebackagain，\"D\'Artagnansufferedtoescapehim。？\"Tillwemeetagain，then，dearAthos—
andifyouarediligent，Ishallembraceyouthesooner。\"？Sosaying，heputhisfootinthestirrup，whichRaoulheld。
\"Farewell！\"
saidtheyoungman，embracinghim。
\"Farewell！\"
saidD\'Artagnan，ashegotintohissaddle。
Hishorsemadeamovementwhichdividedthecavalierfromhisfriends。？ThisscenehadtakenplaceinfrontofthehousechosenbyAthos，nearthegatesofAntibes，whitherD\'Artagnan，afterhissupper，hadorderedhishorsestobebrought。？Theroadbegantobranchoffthere，whiteandundulatinginthevaporsofthenight。？Thehorseeagerlyrespiredthesalt，sharpperfumeofthemarshes。？D\'Artagnanputhimtoatrot;andAthosandRaoulsadlyturnedtowardsthehouse。？Allatoncetheyheardtherapidapproachofahorse\'ssteps，andfirstbelieved？ittobeoneofthosesingularrepercussionswhichdeceivetheearateveryturninaroad。？Butitwasreallythereturnofthehorseman。？Theyutteredacryofjoyoussurprise;andthecaptain，springingtothegroundlikeayoungman，seizedwithinhisarmsthetwobelovedheadsofAthosandRaoul。？Heheldthemlongembracedthus，withoutspeakingaword，orsufferingthesighwhichwasburstinghisbreasttoescapehim。？Then，asrapidlyashehadcomeback，hesetoffagain，withasharpapplicationofhisspurstothesidesofhisfieryhorse。
\"Alas！\"
saidthecomte，inalowvoice，\"alas！alas！\"
\"Anevilomen！\"onhisside，saidD\'Artagnantohimself，makingupforlosttime。？\"Icouldnotsmileuponthem。？Anevilomen！\"
ThenextdayGrimaudwasonfootagain。？TheservicecommandedbyM。deBeaufortwashappilyaccomplished。？Theflotilla，senttoToulonbytheexertionsofRaoul，hadsetout，draggingafteritinlittlenutshells，almostinvisible，thewivesandfriendsofthefishermenandsmugglersputinrequisitionfortheserviceofthefleet。？Thetime，soshort，whichremainedforfatherandsontolivetogether，appearedtogobywithdoublerapidity，likesomeswiftstreamthatflowstowardseternity。？AthosandRaoulreturnedtoToulon，whichbegantobefilledwiththenoiseofcarriages，withthenoiseofarms，thenoiseofneighinghorses。？Thetrumpeterssoundedtheirspiritedmarches;thedrummerssignalizedtheirstrength;thestreetswereoverflowingwithsoldiers，servants，andtradespeople。？TheDucdeBeaufortwaseverywhere，superintendingtheembarkationwiththezealandinterestofagoodcaptain。？Heencouragedthehumblestofhiscompanions;hescoldedhislieutenants，eventhoseofthehighestrank。？Artillery，provisions，baggage，heinsisteduponseeingallhimself。？Heexaminedtheequipmentofeverysoldier;
assuredhimselfofthehealthandsoundnessofeveryhorse。？Itwasplainthat，light，boastful，egotistical，inhishotel，thegentlemanbecamethesoldieragain—thehighnoble，acaptain—infaceoftheresponsibilityhehadaccepted。？Andyet，itmustbeadmittedthat，whateverwasthecarewithwhichhepresidedoverthepreparationsfordeparture，itwaseasytoperceivecarelessprecipitation，andtheabsenceofalltheprecautionthatmaketheFrenchsoliderthefirstsoldierintheworld，because，inthatworld，heistheonemostabandonedtohisownphysicalandmoralresources。？Allthingshavingsatisfied，orappearingtohavesatisfied，theadmiral，hepaidhiscomplimentstoRaoul，andgavethelastordersforsailing，whichwasorderedthenextmorningatdaybreak。？Heinvitedthecomtehadhissontodinewithhim;butthey，underapretextofservice，keptthemselvesapart。？Gainingtheirhostelry，situatedunderthetreesofthegreatPlace，theytooktheirrepastinhaste，andAthosledRaoultotherockswhichdominatethecity，vastgraymountains，whencetheviewisinfiniteandembracesaliquidhorizonwhichappears，soremoteisit，onalevelwiththerocksthemselves。？Thenightwasfine，asitalwaysisinthesehappyclimes。？Themoon，risingbehindtherocks，unrolledasilversheetontheceruleancarpetofthesea。？Intheroadsteadsmaneuveredsilentlythevesselswhichhadjusttakentheirranktofacilitatetheembarkation。？Thesea，loadedwithphosphoriclight，openedbeneaththehullsofthebarksthattransportedthebaggageandmunitions;everydipoftheprowplowedupthisgulfofwhiteflames;fromeveryoardroppedliquiddiamonds。？Thesailors，rejoicinginthelargessesoftheadmiral，wereheardmurmuringtheirslowandartlesssongs。？Sometimesthegrindingofthechainswasmixedwiththedullnoiseofshotfallingintotheholds。？Suchharmonies，suchaspectacle，oppresstheheartlikefear，anddilateitlikehope。？Allthislifespeaksofdeath。？Athoshadseatedhimselfwithhisson，uponthemoss，amongthebramblesofthepromontory。？Aroundtheirheadspassedandrepassedlargebats，carriedalongbythefearfulwhirloftheirblindchase。？ThefeetofRaoulwereovertheedgeofthecliff，bathedinthatvoidwhichispeopledbyvertigo，andprovokestoself—annihilation。？Whenthemoonhadrisentoitsfullestheight，caressingwithlighttheneighboringpeaks，whenthewaterymirrorwasilluminedinitsfullextent，andthelittleredfireshadmadetheiropeningsintheblackmassesofeveryship，Athos，collectingallhisideasandallhiscourage，said:
\"Godhasmadeallthesethingsthatwesee，Raoul;Hehasmadeusalso，—pooratomsmixedupwiththismonstrousuniverse。？Weshinelikethosefiresandthosestars;wesighlikethosewaves;wesufferlikethosegreatships，whicharewornoutinplowingthewaves，inobeyingthewindthaturgesthemtowardsanend，asthebreathofGodblowsustowardsaport。？Everythinglikestolive，Raoul;andeverythingseemsbeautifultolivingthings。\"
\"Monsieur，\"
saidRaoul，\"wehavebeforeusabeautifulspectacle！\"
\"HowgoodD\'Artagnanis！\"interruptedAthos，suddenly，\"andwhatararegoodfortuneitistobesupportedduringawholelifebysuchafriendasheis！？Thatiswhatyouhavemissed，Raoul。\"
\"A
friend！\"criedRaoul，\"Ihavewantedafriend！\"
\"M。
deGuicheisanagreeablecompanion，\"resumedthecomte，coldly，\"butIbelieve，inthetimesinwhichyoulive，menaremoreengagedintheirowninterestsandtheirownpleasuresthantheywereinours。？Youhavesoughtasecludedlife;thatisagreathappiness，butyouhavelostyourstrengththereby。？Wefour，moreweanedfromthosedelicateabstractionsthatconstituteyourjoy，furnishedmuchmoreresistancewhenmisfortunepresenteditself。\"
\"I
havenotinterruptedyou，monsieur，totellyouthatIhadafriend，andthatthatfriendisM。deGuiche。？Certes，heisgoodandgenerous，andmoreoverhelovesme。？ButIhavelivedundertheguardianshipofanotherfriendship，monsieur，aspreciousandasstrongasthatofwhichyouspeak，sinceitisyours。\"
\"I
havenotbeenafriendforyou，Raoul，\"saidAthos。
\"Eh！
monsieur，andinwhatrespectnot？\"
\"BecauseIhavegivenyoureasontothinkthatlifehasbutoneface，because，sadandsevere，alas！？Ihavealwayscutoffforyou，without，Godknows，wishingtodoso，thejoyousbudsthatspringincessantlyfromthefairtreeofyouth;sothatatthismomentIrepentofnothavingmadeofyouamoreexpansive，dissipated，animatedman。\"
\"I
knowwhyyousaythat，monsieur。？No，itisnotyouwhohavemademewhatIam;itwaslove，whichtookmeatthetimewhenchildrenonlyhaveinclinations;itistheconstancynaturaltomycharacter，whichwithothercreaturesisbuthabit。？IbelievedthatIshouldalwaysbeasIwas;IthoughtGodhadcastmeinapathquiteclear，quitestraight，borderedwithfruitsandflowers。？Ihadeverwatchingovermeyourvigilanceandstrength。？Ibelievedmyselftobevigilantandstrong。？Nothingpreparedme;Ifellonce，andthatoncedeprivedmeofcourageforthewholeofmylife。？ItisquitetruethatIwreckedmyself。？Oh，no，monsieur！youarenothinginmypastbuthappiness—inmyfuturebuthope！？No，Ihavenoreproachtomakeagainstlifesuchasyoumadeitforme;Iblessyou，andIloveyouardently。\"
\"MydearRaoul，yourwordsdomegood。？Theyprovetomethatyouwillactalittleformeinthetimetocome。\"
\"I
shallonlyactforyou，monsieur。\"
\"Raoul，whatIhaveneverhithertodonewithrespecttoyou，Iwillhenceforwarddo。？Iwillbeyourfriend，notyourfather。？Wewillliveinexpandingourselves，insteadoflivingandholdingourselvesprisoners，whenyoucomeback。？Andthatwillbesoon，willitnot？\"
\"Certainly，monsieur，forsuchanexpeditioncannotlastlong。\"
\"Soon，then，Raoul，soon，insteadoflivingmoderatelyonmyincome，Iwillgiveyouthecapitalofmyestates。？Itwillsufficeforlaunchingyouintotheworldtillmydeath;andyouwillgiveme，I
hope，beforethattime，theconsolationofnotseeingmyraceextinct。\"
\"I
willdoallyoumaycommand，\"saidRaoul，muchagitated。
\"Itisnotnecessary，Raoul，thatyourdutyasaide—de—campshouldleadyouintotoohazardousenterprises。？Youhavegonethroughyourordeal;youareknowntobeatruemanunderfire。？RememberthatwarwithArabsisawarofsnares，ambuscades，andassassinations。\"
\"Soitissaid，monsieur。\"
\"Thereisnevermuchgloryinfallinginanambuscade。？Itisadeathwhichalwaysimpliesalittlerashnessorwantofforesight。？Often，indeed，hewhofallsinonemeetswithbutlittlepity。？Thosewhoarenotpitied，Raoul，havediedtolittlepurpose。？Stillfurther，theconquerorlaughs，andweFrenchmenoughtnottoallowstupidinfidelstotriumphoverourfaults。？DoyouclearlyunderstandwhatIamsayingtoyou，Raoul？？GodforbidIshouldencourageyoutoavoidencounters。\"
\"I
amnaturallyprudent，monsieur，andIhaveverygoodfortune，\"saidRaoul，witha？smilewhichchilledtheheartofhispoorfather;\"for，\"theyoungmanhastenedtoadd，\"intwentycombatsthroughwhichIhavebeen，Ihaveonlyreceivedonescratch。\"
\"Thereisinaddition，\"saidAthos，\"theclimatetobedreaded:thatisanuglyend，todieoffever！？KingSaint—LouisprayedGodtosendhimanarrowortheplague，ratherthanthefever。\"
\"Oh，monsieur！withsobriety，withreasonableexercise—\"
\"I
havealreadyobtainedfromM。deBeaufortapromisethathisdispatchesshallbesentoffeveryfortnighttoFrance。？You，ashisaide—de—camp，willbechargedwithexpeditingthem，andwillbesurenottoforgetme。\"
\"No，monsieur，\"saidRaoul，almostchokedwithemotion。
\"Besides，Raoul，asyouareagoodChristian，andIamonealso，weoughttoreckonuponamorespecialprotectionofGodandHisguardianangels。？Promisemethatifanythingevilshouldhappentoyou，onanyoccasion，youwillthinkofmeatonce。\"
\"Firstandatonce！？Oh！yes，monsieur。\"
\"Andwillcalluponme？\"
\"Instantly。\"
\"Youdreamofmesometimes，doyounot，Raoul？\"
\"Everynight，monsieur。？DuringmyearlyyouthIsawyouinmydreams，calmandmild，withonehandstretchedoutovermyhead，andthatitwaswhichmademesleepsosoundly—formerly。\"
\"Weloveeachothertoodearly，\"saidthecomte，\"thatfromthismoment，inwhichweseparate，aportionofbothoursoulsshouldnottravelwithoneandtheotherofus，andshouldnotdwellwhereverwemaydwell。？Wheneveryoumaybesad，Raoul，Ifeelthatmyheartwillbedissolvedinsadness;andwhenyousmileonthinkingofme，beassuredyouwillsendme，fromhoweverremoteadistance，avitalscintillationofyourjoy。\"
\"I
willnotpromiseyoutobejoyous，\"repliedtheyoungman;\"butyoumaybecertainthatIwillneverpassanhourwithoutthinkingofyou，notonehour，Iswear，unlessIshallbedead。\"
Athoscouldcontainhimselfnolonger;hethrewhisarmroundtheneckofhisson，andheldhimembracedwithallthepowerofhisheart。？Themoonbegantobenoweclipsedbytwilight;
agoldenbandsurroundedthehorizon，announcingtheapproachoftheday。？AthosthrewhiscloakovertheshouldersofRaoul，andledhimbacktothecity，whereburdensandporterswerealreadyinmotion，likeavastant—hill。？AttheextremityoftheplateauwhichAthosandBragelonnewerequitting，theysawadarkshadowmovinguneasilybackwardsandforwards，asifinindecisionorashamedtobeseen。？ItwasGrimaud，whoinhisanxietyhadtrackedhismaster，andwasthereawaitinghim。
\"Oh！
mygoodGrimaud，\"criedRaoul，\"whatdoyouwant？？Youarecometotellusitistimetobegone，haveyounot？\"
\"Alone？\"
saidGrimaud，addressingAthosandpointingtoRaoulinatoneofreproach，whichshowedtowhatanextenttheoldmanwastroubled。
\"Oh！
youareright！\"criedthecomte。？\"No，Raoulshallnotgoalone;no，heshallnotbeleftaloneinastrangelandwithoutsomefriendlyhandtosupporthim，somefriendlyhearttorecalltohimallheloved！\"
\"I？\"
saidGrimaud。
\"You，yes，you！\"criedRaoul，touchedtotheinmostheart。
\"Alas！\"
saidAthos，\"youareveryold，mygoodGrimaud。\"
\"Somuchthebetter，\"repliedthelatter，withaninexpressibledepthoffeelingandintelligence。
\"Buttheembarkationisbegun，\"saidRaoul，\"andyouarenotprepared。\"
\"Yes，\"
saidGrimaud，showingthekeysofhistrunks，mixedwiththoseofhisyoungmaster。
\"But，\"
againobjectedRaoul，\"youcannotleavemonsieurlecomtethusalone;
monsieurlecomte，whomyouhaveneverquitted？\"
GrimaudturnedhisdiamondeyesuponAthosandRaoul，asiftomeasurethestrengthofboth。？Thecomteutterednotaword。
\"Monsieurlecomteprefersmygoing，\"saidGrimaud。
\"I
do，\"saidAthos，byaninclinationofthehead。
Atthatmomentthedrumssuddenlyrolled，andtheclarionsfilledtheairwiththeirinspiringnotes。？Theregimentsdestinedfortheexpeditionbegantodebouchfromthecity。？Theyadvancedtothenumberoffive，eachcomposedoffortycompanies。？Royalsmarchedfirst，distinguishedbytheirwhiteuniform，facedwithblue。？Theordonnancecolors，quarteredcross—wise，violetanddeadleaf，withasprinklingofgoldenfleurs—de—lis，leftthewhite—coloredflag，withitsfleur—de—lisedcross，todominatethewhole。？Musketeersatthewings，withtheirforkedsticksandtheirmusketsontheirshoulders;
pikemeninthecenter，withtheirlances，fourteenfeetinlength，marchedgaylytowardsthetransports，whichcarriedthemindetailtotheships。？TheregimentsofPicardy，Navarre，Normandy，andRoyalVaisseau，followedafter。？M。
deBeauforthadknownwellhowtoselecthistroops。？Hehimselfwasseenclosingthemarchwithhisstaff—itwouldtakeafullhourbeforehecouldreachthesea。？RaoulwithAthosturnedhisstepsslowlytowardsthebeach，inordertotakehisplacewhentheprinceembarked。？Grimaud，boilingwiththeardorofayoungman，superintendedtheembarkationofRaoul\'sbaggageintheadmiral\'svessel。？Athos，withhisarmpassedthroughthatofthesonhewasabouttolose，absorbedinmelancholymeditation，wasdeaftoeverynoisearoundhim。？AnofficercamequicklytowardsthemtoinformRaoulthatM。deBeaufortwasanxioustohavehimbyhisside。
\"Havethekindnesstotelltheprince，\"saidRaoul，\"thatIrequesthewillallowmethishourtoenjoythecompanyofmyfather。\"
\"No，no，\"saidAthos，\"anaide—de—campoughtnotthustoquithisgeneral。？Pleasetotelltheprince，monsieur，thatthevicomtewilljoinhimimmediately。\"？Theofficersetoffatagallop。
\"Whetherweparthereorpartthere，\"addedthecomte，\"itisnolessaseparation。\"？Hecarefullybrushedthedustfromhisson\'scoat，andpassedhishandoverhishairastheywalkedalong。？\"But，Raoul，\"saidhe，\"youwantmoney。？M。deBeaufort\'strainwillbesplendid，andIamcertainitwillbeagreeabletoyoutopurchasehorsesandarms，whichareverydearthingsinAfrica。？Now，asyouarenotactuallyintheserviceofthekingorM。deBeaufort，andaresimplyavolunteer，youmustnotreckonuponeitherpayorlargesse。？ButI
shouldnotlikeyoutowantforanythingatGigelli。？Herearetwohundredpistoles;ifyouwouldpleaseme，Raoul，spendthem。\"
Raoulpressedthehandofhisfather，and，attheturningofastreet，theysawM。deBeaufort，mountedonamagnificentwhitegenet，whichrespondedbygracefulcurvetstotheapplauseofthewomenofthecity。？ThedukecalledRaoul，andheldouthishandtothecomte。？Hespoketohimforsometime，withsuchakindlyexpressionthattheheartofthepoorfatherevenfeltalittlecomforted。？Itwas，however，evidenttobothfatherandsonthattheirwalkamountedtonothinglessthanapunishment。？Therewasaterriblemoment—thatatwhich，onquittingthesandsoftheshore，thesoldiersandsailorsexchangedthelastkisseswiththeirfamiliesandfriends;
asuprememoment，inwhich，notwithstandingtheclearnessoftheheavens，thewarmthofthesun，oftheperfumesoftheair，andtherichlifethatwascirculatingintheirveins，everythingappearedblack，everythingbitter，everythingcreateddoubtsofProvidence，nay，atthemost，ofGod。？Itwascustomaryfortheadmiralandhissuitetoembarklast;thecannonwaitedtoannounce，withitsformidablevoice，thattheleaderhadplacedhisfootonboardhisvessel。？Athos，forgetfulofboththeadmiralandthefleet，andofhisowndignityasastrongman，openedhisarmstohisson，andpressedhimconvulsivelytohisheart。
\"Accompanyusonboard，\"saidtheduke，verymuchaffected;\"youwillgainagoodhalf—hour。\"
\"No，\"
saidAthos，\"myfarewellhasbeenspoken，Idonotwishtovoiceasecond。\"
\"Then，vicomte，embark—embarkquickly！\"addedtheprince，wishingtosparethetearsofthesetwomen，whoseheartswerebursting。？Andpaternally，tenderly，verymuchasPorthosmighthavedone，hetookRaoulinhisarmsandplacedhimintheboat，theoarsofwhich，atasignal，immediatelyweredippedinthewaves。？Hehimself，forgetfulofceremony，jumpedintohisboat，andpusheditoffwithavigorousfoot。？\"Adieu！\"criedRaoul。
Athosrepliedonlybyasign，buthefeltsomethingburningonhishand:itwastherespectfulkissofGrimaud—thelastfarewellofthefaithfuldog。？Thiskissgiven，Grimaudjumpedfromthestepofthemoleuponthestemofatwo—oaredyawl，whichhadjustbeentakenintowbyachalandservedbytwelvegalley—oars。？Athosseatedhimselfonthemole，stunned，deaf，abandoned。？Everyinstanttookfromhimoneofthefeatures，oneoftheshadesofthepalefaceofhisson。？Withhisarmshangingdown，hiseyesfixed，hismouthopen，heremainedconfoundedwithRaoul—inonesamelook，inonesamethought，inonesamestupor。？Thesea，bydegrees，carriedawayboatsandfacestothatdistanceatwhichmenbecomenothingbutpoints，—loves，nothingbutremembrances。？Athossawhissonascendtheladderoftheadmiral\'sship，hesawhimleanupontherailofthedeck，andplacehimselfinsuchamannerastobealwaysanobjectintheeyeofhisfather。？Invainthecannonthundered，invainfromtheshipsoundedthelongandlordlytumult，respondedtobyimmenseacclamationsfromtheshore;invaindidthenoisedeafentheearofthefather，thesmokeobscuredthecherishedobjectofhisaspirations。？Raoulappearedtohimtothelastmoment;
andtheimperceptibleatom，passingfromblacktopale，frompaletowhite，fromwhitetonothing，disappearedforAthos—disappearedverylongafter，toalltheeyesofthespectators，haddisappearedbothgallantshipsandswellingsails。？Towardsmidday，whenthesundevouredspace，andscarcelythetopsofthemastsdominatedtheincandescentlimitofthesea，Athosperceivedasoftaerialshadowrise，andvanishassoonasseen。？Thiswasthesmokeofacannon，whichM。deBeaufortorderedtobefiredasalastsalutetothecoastofFrance。？Thepointwasburiedinitsturnbeneaththesky，andAthosreturnedwithslowandpainfulsteptohisdesertedhostelry。
ChapterXXXIV:
AmongWomen。
D\'Artagnanhadnotbeenabletohidehisfeelingsfromhisfriendssomuchashewouldhavewished。？Thestoicalsoldier，theimpassiveman—at—arms，overcomebyfearandsadpresentiments，hadyielded，forafewmoments，tohumanweakness。？When，therefore，hehadsilencedhisheartandcalmedtheagitationofhisnerves，turningtowardshislackey，asilentservant，alwayslistening，inordertoobeythemorepromptly:
\"Rabaud，\"
saidhe，\"mind，wemusttravelthirtyleaguesaday。\"
\"Atyourpleasure，captain，\"repliedRabaud。