\"Butwithfriends;butinyourowncarriageasfarasOrl閍ns;inyourownbargeasfarasNantes;alwaysreadytodefendyourself，ifyouareattacked;toescape，ifyouarethreatened。？Infact，youwillcarryyourmoneyagainstallchances;and，whilstflying，youwillonlyhaveobeyedtheking;then，reachingthesea，whenyoulike，youwillembarkforBelle—Isle，andfromBelle—Isleyouwillshootoutwhereveritmaypleaseyou，liketheeaglethatleapsintospacewhenithasbeendrivenfromitseyrie。\"
A
generalassentfollowedP閘isson\'swords。？\"Yes，doso，\"saidMadameFouquettoherhusband。
\"Doso，\"saidMadamedeBelli鑢e。
\"Doit！doit！\"criedallhisfriends。
\"I
willdoso，\"repliedFouquet。
\"Thisveryevening？\"
\"Inanhour？\"
\"Instantly。\"
\"Withsevenhundredthousandlivresyoucanlaythefoundationofanotherfortune，\"saidtheAbb？Fouquet。
\"WhatistheretopreventourarmingcorsairsatBelle—Isle？\"
\"And，ifnecessary，wewillgoanddiscoveranewworld，\"addedLaFontaine，intoxicatedwithfreshprojectsandenthusiasm。
A
knockatthedoorinterruptedthisconcertofjoyandhope。？\"Acourierfromtheking，\"saidthemasteroftheceremonies。
A
profoundsilenceimmediatelyensued，asifthemessagebroughtbythiscourierwasnothingbutareplytoalltheprojectsgivenbirthtoamomentbefore。？Everyonewaitedtoseewhatthemasterwoulddo。？Hisbrowwasstreamingwithperspiration，andhewasreallysufferingfromhisfeveratthatinstant。？Hepassedintohiscabinet，toreceivetheking\'smessage。？Thereprevailed，aswehavesaid，suchasilenceinthechambers，andthroughouttheattendance，thatfromthedining—roomcouldbeheardthevoiceofFouquet，saying，\"Thatiswell，monsieur。\"？Thisvoicewas，however，brokenbyfatigue，andtrembledwithemotion。？Aninstantafter，FouquetcalledGourville，whocrossedthegalleryamidsttheuniversalexpectation。？Atlength，hehimselfre—appearedamonghisguests;butitwasnolongerthesamepale，spiritlesscountenancetheyhadbeheldwhenheleftthem;frompalehehadbecomelivid;
andfromspiritless，annihilated。？A
breathing，livingspecter，headvancedwithhisarmsstretchedout，hismouthparched，likeashadethatcomestosalutethefriendsofformerdays。？Onseeinghimthus，everyonecriedout，andeveryonerushedtowardsFouquet。？Thelatter，lookingatP閘isson，leaneduponhiswife，andpressedtheicyhandoftheMarquisedeBelli鑢e。
\"Well，\"
saidhe，inavoicewhichhadnothinghumaninit。
\"Whathashappened，myGod！\"saidsomeonetohim。
Fouquetopenedhisrighthand，whichwasclenched，butglisteningwithperspiration，anddisplayedapaper，uponwhichP閘issoncastaterrifiedglance。？Hereadthefollowinglines，writtenbytheking\'shand:
\"\'DEARANDWELL—BELOVEDMONSIEURFOUQUET，—Giveus，uponthatwhichyouhaveleftofours，thesumofsevenhundredthousandlivres，ofwhichwestandinneedtoprepareforourdeparture。
\"\'And，asweknowyourhealthisnotgood，weprayGodtorestoreyou，andtohaveyouinHisholykeeping。
\"\'LOUIS。
\"\'Thepresentletteristoserveasareceipt。\'\"
Amurmurofterrorcirculatedthroughtheapartment。
\"Well，\"
criedP閘isson，inhisturn，\"youhavereceivedthatletter？\"
\"Receivedit，yes！\"
\"Whatwillyoudo，then？\"
\"Nothing，sinceIhavereceivedit。\"
\"But—\"
\"IfIhavereceivedit，P閘isson，Ihavepaidit，\"saidthesurintendant，withasimplicitythatwenttotheheartofallpresent。
\"Youhavepaidit！\"criedMadameFouquet。？\"Thenweareruined！\"
\"Come，nouselesswords，\"interruptedP閘isson。？\"Nexttomoney，life。？Monseigneur，tohorse！tohorse！\"
\"What，leaveus！\"atoncecriedboththewomen，wildwithgrief。
\"Eh！
monseigneur，insavingyourself，yousaveusall。？Tohorse！\"
\"Buthecannotholdhimselfon。？Lookathim。\"
\"Oh！
ifhetakestimetoreflect—\"saidtheintrepidP閘isson。
\"Heisright，\"murmuredFouquet。
\"Monseigneur！？Monseigneur！\"criedGourville，rushingupthestairs，fourstepsatonce。？\"Monseigneur！\"
\"Well！
what？\"
\"I
escorted，asyoudesired，theking\'scourierwiththemoney。\"
\"Yes。\"
\"Well！
whenIarrivedatthePalaisRoyal，Isaw—\"
\"Takebreath，mypoorfriend，takebreath;youaresuffocating。\"
\"Whatdidyousee？\"criedtheimpatientfriends。
\"I
sawthemusketeersmountingonhorseback，\"saidGourville。
\"There，then！\"criedeveryvoiceatonce;\"there，then！isthereaninstanttobelost？\"
MadameFouquetrusheddownstairs，callingforherhorses;MadamedeBelli鑢eflewafterher，catchingherinherarms，andsaying:\"Madame，inthenameofhissafety，donotbetrayanything，donotmanifestalarm。\"
P閘issonrantohavethehorsesputtothecarriages。？And，inthemeantime，Gourvillegatheredinhishatallthattheweepingfriendswereabletothrowintoitofgoldandsilver—thelastoffering，thepiousalmsmadetomiserybypoverty。？Thesurintendant，draggedalongbysome，carriedbyothers，wasshutupinhiscarriage。？Gourvilletookthereins，andmountedthebox。？P閘issonsupportedMadameFouquet，whohadfainted。？MadamedeBelli鑢ehadmorestrength，andwaswellpaidforit;shereceivedFouquet\'slastkiss。？P閘issoneasilyexplainedthisprecipitatedeparturebysayingthatanorderfromthekinghadsummonedtheministertoNantes。
ChapterXXXVI:
InM。Colbert\'sCarriage。
AsGourvillehadseen，theking\'smusketeersweremountingandfollowingtheircaptain。？Thelatter，whodidnotliketobeconfinedinhisproceedings，lefthisbrigadeundertheordersofalieutenant，andsetoffonposthorses，recommendinghismentousealldiligence。？Howeverrapidlytheymighttravel，theycouldnotarrivebeforehim。？Hehadtime，inpassingalongtheRuedesPetits—Champs，toseesomethingwhichaffordedhimplentyoffoodforthoughtandconjecture。？HesawM。Colbertcomingoutfromhishousetogetintohiscarriage，whichwasstationedbeforethedoor。？InthiscarriageD\'Artagnanperceivedthehoodsoftwowomen，andbeingrathercurious，hewishedtoknowthenamesoftheladieshidbeneaththesehoods。？Togetaglimpseatthem，fortheykeptthemselvescloselycoveredup，heurgedhishorsesonearthecarriage，thathedrovehimagainstthestepwithsuchforceastoshakeeverythingcontainingandcontained。？Theterrifiedwomenuttered，theoneafaintcry，bywhichD\'Artagnanrecognizedayoungwoman，theotheranimprecation，inwhichherecognizedthevigorand鄍lombthathalfacenturybestows。？Thehoodswerethrownback:oneofthewomenwasMadameVanel，theothertheDuchessedeChevreuse。？D\'Artagnan\'seyeswerequickerthanthoseoftheladies;hehadseenandknownthem，whilsttheydidnotrecognizehim;andastheylaughedattheirfright，pressingeachother\'shands，—
\"Humph！\"
saidD\'Artagnan，\"theoldduchesseisnomoreinaccessibletofriendshipthanformerly。？ShepayinghercourttothemistressofM。Colbert！？PoorM。Fouquet！thatpresagesyounothinggood！\"
Herodeon。？M。ColbertgotintohiscarriageandthedistinguishedtriocommencedasufficientlyslowpilgrimagetowardthewoodofVincennes。？MadamedeChevreusesetdownMadameVanelatherhusband\'shouse，and，leftalonewithM。
Colbert，chatteduponaffairswhilstcontinuingherride。？Shehadaninexhaustiblefundofconversation，thatdearduchesse，andasshealwaystalkedfortheillofothers，thougheverwithaviewtoherowngood，herconversationamusedherinterlocutor，anddidnotfailtoleaveafavorableimpression。
ShetaughtColbert，who，poorman！wasignorantofthefact，howgreataministerhewas，andhowFouquetwouldsoonbecomeacipher。？Shepromisedtorallyaroundhim，whenheshouldbecomesurintendant，alltheoldnobilityofthekingdom，andquestionedhimastothepreponderanceitwouldbepropertoallowLaValli鑢e。？Shepraisedhim，sheblamedhim，shebewilderedhim。？Sheshowedhimthesecretofsomanysecretsthat，foramoment，Colbertthoughthewasdoingbusinesswiththedevil。？SheprovedtohimthatsheheldinherhandtheColbertofto—day，asshehadheldtheFouquetofyesterday;andasheaskedherverysimplythereasonofherhatredforthesurintendant:\"Whydoyouyourselfhatehim？\"saidshe。
\"Madame，inpolitics，\"repliedhe，\"thedifferencesofsystemoftbringaboutdissentionsbetweenmen。？M。Fouquetalwaysappearedtometopracticeasystemopposedtothetrueinterestsoftheking。\"
Sheinterruptedhim。—\"IwillsaynomoretoyouaboutM。Fouquet。？ThejourneythekingisabouttotaketoNanteswillgiveagoodaccountofhim。？M。Fouquet，forme，isamangoneby—andforyoualso。\"
Colbertmadenoreply。？\"OnhisreturnfromNantes，\"continuedtheduchesse，\"theking，whoisonlyanxiousforapretext，willfindthattheStateshavenotbehavedwell—thattheyhavemadetoofewsacrifices。？TheStateswillsaythattheimpostsaretooheavy，andthatthesurintendanthasruinedthem。？ThekingwilllayalltheblameonM。
Fouquet，andthen—\"
\"Andthen？\"saidColbert。
\"Oh！
hewillbedisgraced。？Isnotthatyouropinion？\"
Colbertdartedaglanceattheduchesse，whichplainlysaid:\"IfM。Fouquetbeonlydisgraced，youwillnotbethecauseofit。\"
\"Yourplace，M。Colbert，\"theduchessehastenedtosay，\"mustbeahighplace。？Doyouperceiveanyonebetweenthekingandyourself，afterthefallofM。Fouquet？\"
\"I
donotunderstand，\"saidhe。
\"Youwillunderstand。？Towhatdoesyourambitionaspire？\"
\"I
havenone。\"
\"Itwasuseless，then，tooverthrowthesuperintendent，MonsieurColbert。？Itwasidle。\"
\"I
hadthehonortotellyou，madame—\"
\"Oh！
yes，Iknow，allabouttheinterestoftheking—but，ifyouplease，wewillspeakofyourown。\"
\"Mine！
thatistosay，theaffairsofhismajesty。\"
\"Inshort，areyou，orareyounotendeavoringtoruinM。Fouquet？？Answerwithoutevasion。\"
\"Madame，Iruinnobody。\"
\"I
amendeavoringtocomprehend，then，whyyoupurchasedfrommethelettersofM。
MazarinconcerningM。Fouquet。？NeithercanIconceivewhyyouhavelaidthoselettersbeforetheking。\"
Colbert，halfstupefied，lookedattheduchessewithanairofconstraint。
\"Madame，\"
saidhe，\"Icanlesseasilyconceivehowyou，whoreceivedthemoney，canreproachmeonthathead—\"
\"Thatis，\"saidtheoldduchesse，\"becausewemustwillthatwhichwewishfor，unlesswearenotabletoobtainwhatwewish。\"
\"Will！\"saidColbert，quiteconfoundedbysuchcoarselogic。
\"Youarenotable，hein！？Speak。\"
\"I
amnotable，Iallow，todestroycertaininfluencesneartheking。\"
\"ThatfightinfavorofM。Fouquet？？Whatarethey？？Stop，letmehelpyou。\"
\"Do，madame。\"
\"LaValli鑢e？\"
\"Oh！
verylittleinfluence;noknowledgeofbusiness，andsmallmeans。？M。Fouquethaspaidhiscourttoher。\"
\"Todefendhimwouldbetoaccuseherself，woulditnot？\"
\"I
thinkitwould。\"
\"Thereisstillanotherinfluence，whatdoyousaytothat？\"
\"Isitconsiderable？\"
\"Thequeen—mother，perhaps？\"
\"Hermajesty，？thequeen—mother，hasaweaknessforM。Fouquetveryprejudicialtoherson。\"
\"Neverbelievethat，\"saidtheoldduchesse，smiling。
\"Oh！\"
saidColbert，withincredulity，\"Ihaveoftenexperiencedit。\"
\"Formerly？\"
\"Veryrecently，madame，atVaux。？ItwasshewhopreventedthekingfromhavingM。Fouquetarrested。\"
\"Peopledonotforeverentertainthesameopinions，mydearmonsieur。？Thatwhichthequeenmayhavewishedrecently，shewouldnotwish，perhaps，to—day。\"
\"Andwhynot？\"saidColbert，astonished。
\"Oh！thereasonisofverylittleconsequence。\"
\"Onthecontrary，Ithinkitisofgreatconsequence;for，ifIwerecertainofnotdispleasinghermajesty，thequeen—mother，myscrupleswouldbeallremoved。\"
\"Well！haveyouneverheardtalkofacertainsecret？\"
\"A
secret？\"
\"Callitwhatyoulike。？Inshort，thequeen—motherhasconceivedabitterhatredforallthosewhohaveparticipated，inonefashionoranother，inthediscoveryofthissecret，andM。FouquetI
believeisoneofthese。\"
\"Then，\"
saidColbert，\"wemaybesureoftheassentofthequeen—mother？\"
\"Ihavejustlefthermajesty，andsheassuresmeso。\"
\"Sobeit，then，madame。\"
\"Butthereissomethingfurther;doyouhappentoknowamanwhowastheintimatefriendofM。Fouquet，M。d\'Herblay，abishop，Ibelieve？\"
\"BishopofVannes。\"
\"Well！thisM。d\'Herblay，whoalsoknewthesecret，thequeen—motherispursuingwiththeutmostrancor。\"
\"Indeed！\"
\"Sohotlypursued，thatifheweredead，shewouldnotbesatisfiedwithanythinglessthanhishead，tosatisfyherhewouldneverspeakagain。\"
\"Andisthatthedesireofthequeen—mother？\"
\"Anorderisgivenforit。\"
\"ThisMonsieurd\'Herblayshallbesoughtfor，madame。\"
\"Oh！itiswellknownwhereheis。\"
Colbertlookedattheduchesse。
\"Saywhere，madame。\"
\"HeisatBelle—蝜e—en—Mer。\"
\"AttheresidenceofM。Fouquet？\"
\"AttheresidenceofM。Fouquet。\"
\"Heshallbetaken。\"
Itwasnowtheduchesse\'sturntosmile。？\"Donotfancythecapturesoeasy，\"saidshe;\"donotpromiseitsolightly。\"
\"Whynot，madame？\"
\"BecauseM。
d\'Herblayisnotoneofthosepeoplewhocanbetakenwhenandwhereyouplease。\"
\"Heisarebel，then？\"
\"Oh！？MonsieurColbert，wehavepassedallourlivesinmakingrebels，andyetyouseeplainly，thatsofarfrombeingtaken，wetakeothers。\"
Colbertfixedupontheoldduchesseoneofthosefiercelooksofwhichnowordscanconveytheexpression，accompaniedbyafirmnessnotaltogetherwantingingrandeur。？\"Thetimesaregone，\"saidhe，\"inwhichsubjectsgainedduchiesbymakingwaragainstthekingofFrance。？IfM。d\'Herblayconspires，hewillperishonthescaffold。？Thatwillgive，orwillnotgive，pleasuretohisenemies，—amatter，bytheway，oflittleimportancetous。\"
Andthisus，astrangewordinthemouthofColbert，madetheduchessethoughtfulforamoment。？Shecaughtherselfreckoninginwardlywiththisman—Colberthadregainedhissuperiorityintheconversation，andhemeanttokeepit。
\"Youaskme，madame，\"hesaid，\"tohavethisM。d\'Herblayarrested？\"
\"I？—Iaskyounothingofthekind！\"
\"Ithoughtyoudid，madame。？ButasIhavebeenmistaken，wewillleavehimalone;thekinghassaidnothingabouthim。\"
Theduchessebithernails。
\"Besides，\"
continuedColbert，\"whatapoorcapturewouldthisbishopbe！？Abishopgameforaking！？Oh！no，no;Iwillnoteventaketheslightestnoticeofhim。\"
Thehatredoftheduchessenowdiscovereditself。
\"Gameforawoman！\"saidshe。？\"Isnotthequeenawoman？？IfshewishesM。
d\'Herblayarrested，shehasherreasons。？Besides，isnotM。d\'Herblaythefriendofhimwhoisdoomedtofall？\"
\"Oh！nevermindthat，\"saidColbert。？\"Thismanshallbespared，ifheisnottheenemyoftheking。？Isthatdispleasingtoyou？\"
\"Isaynothing。\"
\"Yes—youwishtoseehiminprison，intheBastile，forinstance。\"
\"IbelieveasecretbetterconcealedbehindthewallsoftheBastilethanbehindthoseofBelle—Isle。\"
\"Iwillspeaktothekingaboutit;hewillclearupthepoint。\"
\"Andwhilstwaitingforthatenlightenment，Monsieurl\'Ev阸uedeVanneswillhaveescaped。？Iwoulddoso。\"
\"Escaped！
he！andwhithershouldheescape？？Europeisours，inwill，ifnotinfact。\"
\"Hewillalwaysfindanasylum，monsieur。？Itisevidentyouknownothingofthemanyouhavetodowith。？YoudonotknowD\'Herblay;youdonotknowAramis。？Hewasoneofthosefourmusketeerswho，underthelateking，madeCardinaldeRichelieutremble，andwho，duringtheregency，gavesomuchtroubletoMonseigneurMazarin。\"
\"But，madame，whatcanhedo，unlesshehasakingdomtobackhim？\"
\"Hehasone，monsieur。\"
\"Akingdom，he！what，Monsieurd\'Herblay？\"
\"Irepeattoyou，monsieur，thatifhewantsakingdom，heeitherhasitorwillhaveit。\"
\"Well，asyouaresoearnestthatthisrebelshouldnotescape，madame，Ipromiseyouheshallnotescape。\"
\"Belle—Isleisfortified，M。Colbert，andfortifiedbyhim。\"
\"IfBelle—Islewerealsodefendedbyhim，Belle—Isleisnotimpregnable;andifMonsieurl\'Ev阸uedeVannesisshutupinBelle—Isle，well，madame，theplaceshallbebesieged，andhewillbetaken。\"
\"Youmaybeverycertain，monsieur，thatthezealyoudisplayintheinterestofthequeen—motherwillpleasehermajestymightily，andyouwillbemagnificentlyrewarded;butwhatshallItellherofyourprojectsrespectingthisman？\"
\"Thatwhenoncetaken，heshallbeshutupinafortressfromwhichhersecretshallneverescape。\"
\"Verywell，MonsieurColbert，andwemaysay，that，datingfromthisinstant，wehaveformedasolidalliance，thatis，youandI，andthatIamabsolutelyatyourservice。\"
\"ItisI，madame，whoplacemyselfatyours。？ThisChevalierd\'HerblayisakindofSpanishspy，ishenot？\"
\"Muchmore。\"
\"Asecretambassador？\"
\"Higherstill。\"
\"Stop—
KingPhillipIII。ofSpainisabigot。？Heis，perhaps，theconfessorofPhillipIII。\"
\"Youmustgohighereventhanthat。\"
\"Mordieu！\"criedColbert，whoforgothimselfsofarastoswearinthepresenceofthisgreatlady，ofthisoldfriendofthequeen—mother。？\"HemustthenbethegeneraloftheJesuits。\"
\"Ibelieveyouhaveguesseditatlast，\"repliedtheduchesse。
\"Ah！then，madame，thismanwillruinusallifwedonotruinhim;andwemustmakehaste，too。\"
\"Suchwasmyopinion，monsieur，butIdidnotdaretogiveityou。\"
\"Anditwasluckyforushehasattackedthethrone，andnotus。\"
\"But，markthiswell，M。Colbert。？M。d\'Herblayisneverdiscouraged;ifhehasmissedoneblow，hewillbesuretomakeanother;
hewillbeginagain。？Ifhehasallowedanopportunitytoescapeofmakingakingforhimself，soonerorlater，hewillmakeanother，ofwhom，toacertainty，youwillnotbeprimeminister。\"
Colbertknittedhisbrowwithamenacingexpression。？\"Ifeelassuredthataprisonwillsettlethisaffairforus，madame，inamannersatisfactoryforboth。\"
Theduchessesmiledagain。
\"Oh！ifyouknew，\"saidshe，\"howmanytimesAramishasgotoutofprison！\"
\"Oh！\"
repliedColbert，\"wewilltakecarethatheshallnotgetoutthistime。\"
\"ButyouwerenotattendingtowhatIsaidtoyoujustnow。？DoyourememberthatAramiswasoneofthefourinvincibleswhomRichelieusodreaded？？Andatthatperiodthefourmusketeerswerenotinpossessionofthatwhichtheyhavenow—
moneyandexperience。\"
Colbertbithislips。
\"Wewillrenouncetheideaoftheprison，\"saidhe，inalowertone:\"wewillfindalittleretreatfromwhichtheinvinciblecannotpossiblyescape。\"
\"Thatwaswellspoken，ourally！\"repliedtheduchesse。？\"Butitisgettinglate;hadwenotbetterreturn？\"
\"Themorewillingly，madame，frommyhavingmypreparationstomakeforsettingoutwiththeking。\"
\"ToParis！\"criedtheduchessetothecoachman。
AndthecarriagereturnedtowardstheFaubourgSaintAntoine，aftertheconclusionofthetreatythatgavetodeaththelastfriendofFouquet，thelastdefenderofBelle—Isle，theformerfriendofMarieMichon，thenewfoeoftheoldduchesse。
ChapterXXXVII:
TheTwoLighters。
D\'Artagnanhadsetoff;Fouquetlikewisewasgone，andwitharapiditywhichdoubledthetenderinterestofhisfriends。？Thefirstmomentsofthisjourney，orbettersay，thisflight，weretroubledbyaceaselessdreadofeveryhorseandcarriagetobeseenbehindthefugitive。？Itwasnotnatural，infact，ifLouisXIV。wasdeterminedtoseizethisprey，thatheshouldallowittoescape;theyounglionwasalreadyaccustomedtothechase，andhehadbloodhoundssufficientlyclevertobetrusted。？Butinsensiblyallfearsweredispersed;thesurintendant，byhardtraveling，placedsuchadistancebetweenhimselfandhispersecutors，thatnooneofthemcouldreasonablybeexpectedtoovertakehim。？Astohisposition，hisfriendshadmadeitexcellentforhim。？WashenottravelingtojointhekingatNantes，andwhatdidtherapidityprovebuthiszealtoobey？？Hearrived，fatigued，butreassured，atOrl閍ns，wherehefound，thankstothecareofacourierwhohadprecededhim，ahandsomelighterofeightoars。？Theselighters，intheshapeofgondolas，somewhatwideandheavy，containingasmallchamber，coveredbythedeck，andachamberinthepoop，formedbyatent，thenactedaspassage—boatsfromOrl閍nstoNantes，bytheLoire，andthispassage，alongoneinourdays，appearedthenmoreeasyandconvenientthanthehigh—road，withitspost—hacksanditsill—hungcarriages。？Fouquetwentonboardthislighter，whichsetoutimmediately。？Therowers，knowingtheyhadthehonorofconveyingthesurintendantofthefinances，pulledwithalltheirstrength，andthatmagicword，thefinances，promisedthemaliberalgratification，ofwhichtheywishedtoprovethemselvesworthy。？ThelighterseemedtoleapthemimicwavesoftheLoire。？Magnificentweather，asunrisethatempurpledallthelandscape，displayedtheriverinallitslimpidserenity。？ThecurrentandtherowerscarriedFouquetalongaswingscarryabird，andhearrivedbeforeBeaugencywithouttheslightestaccidenthavingsignalizedthevoyage。？FouquethopedtobethefirsttoarriveatNantes;therehewouldseethenotablesandgainsupportamongtheprincipalmembersoftheStates;hewouldmakehimselfanecessity，athingveryeasyforamanofhismerit，andwoulddelaythecatastrophe，ifhedidnotsucceedinavoidingitentirely。？\"Besides，\"saidGourvilletohim，\"atNantes，youwillmakeout，orwewillmakeout，theintentionsofyourenemies;wewillhavehorsesalwaysreadytoconveyyoutoPoitou，abarkinwhichtogainthesea，andwhenonceupontheopensea，Belle—Isleisyourinviolableport。？Yousee，besides，thatnooneiswatchingyou，nooneisfollowing。\"？Hehadscarcelyfinishedwhentheydiscoveredatadistance，behindanelbowformedbytheriver，themastsofahugelightercomingdown。？TherowersofFouquet\'sboatutteredacryofsurpriseonseeingthisgalley。