\"Saint—Aignan,\"
continuedtheking,\"youwillhaveanyoneshotwhoshallattempttospeakprivatelywithM。Fouquet,duringthejourney。\"
\"Butmyself,sire,\"saidtheduke。
\"You,monsieur,youwillonlyspeaktohiminthepresenceofthemusketeers。\"?Thedukebowedanddepartedtoexecutehiscommission。
D\'Artagnanwasabouttoretirelikewise;butthekingstoppedhim。
\"Monsieur,\"
saidhe,\"youwillgoimmediately,andtakepossessionoftheisleandfiefofBelle—蝜e—en—Mer。\"
\"Yes,sire。?Alone?\"
\"Youwilltakeasufficientnumberoftroopstopreventdelay,incasetheplaceshouldbecontumacious。\"
A
murmurofcourtlyincredulityrosefromthegroupofcourtiers。?\"Thatshallbedone,\"saidD\'Artagnan。
\"I
sawtheplaceinmyinfancy,\"resumedtheking,\"andIdonotwishtoseeitagain。?Youhaveheardme??Go,monsieur,anddonotreturnwithoutthekeys。\"
ColbertwentuptoD\'Artagnan。?\"A
commissionwhich,ifyoucarryitoutwell,\"saidhe,\"willbeworthamar閏hal\'sbatontoyou。\"
\"Whydoyouemploythewords,\'ifyoucarryitoutwell\'?\"
\"Becauseitisdifficult。\"
\"Ah!
inwhatrespect?\"
\"YouhavefriendsinBelle—Isle,Monsieurd\'Artagnan;anditisnotaneasythingformenlikeyoutomarchoverthebodiesoftheirfriendstoobtainsuccess。\"
D\'Artagnanhunghisheadindeepestthought,whilstColbertreturnedtotheking。?Aquarterofanhourafter,thecaptainreceivedthewrittenorderfromtheking,toblowupthefortressofBelle—Isle,incaseofresistance,withpoweroflifeanddeathoveralltheinhabitantsorrefugees,andaninjunctionnottoallowonetoescape。
\"Colbertwasright,\"thoughtD\'Artagnan;\"formethebatonofamar閏halofFrancewillcostthelivesofmytwofriends。?Onlytheyseemtoforgetthatmyfriendsarenotmorestupidthanthebirds,andthattheywillnotwaitforthehandofthefowlertoextendovertheirwings。?Iwillshowthemthathandsoplainly,thattheywillhavequitetimeenoughtoseeit。?PoorPorthos!?PoorAramis!?No;myfortuneshouldshallnotcostyourwingsafeather。\"
Havingthusdetermined,D\'Artagnanassembledtheroyalarmy,embarkeditatPaimb渦f,andsetsail,withoutthelossofanunnecessaryminute。
ChapterXLII:
Belle—蝜e—en—Mer。
Attheextremityofthemole,againstwhichthefuriousseabeatsattheeveningtide,twomen,holdingeachotherbythearm,wereconversinginananimatedandexpansivetone,withoutthepossibilityofanyotherhumanbeinghearingtheirwords,borneaway,astheywere,onebyone,bythegustsofwind,withthewhitefoamsweptfromthecrestsofthewaves。?Thesunhadjustgonedowninthevastsheetofthecrimsonedocean,likeagiganticcrucible。?Fromtimetotime,oneofthesemen,turningtowardstheeast,castananxious,inquiringlookoverthesea。?Theother,interrogatingthefeaturesofhiscompanion,seemedtoseekforinformationinhislooks。?Then,bothsilent,busiedwithdismalthoughts,theyresumedtheirwalk。?Everyonehasalreadyperceivedthatthesetwomenwereourproscribedheroes,PorthosandAramis,whohadtakenrefugeinBelle—Isle,sincetheruinoftheirhopes,sincethediscomfitureofthecolossalschemesofM。d\'Herblay。
\"Ifisofnouseyoursayinganythingtothecontrary,mydearAramis,\"
repeatedPorthos,inhalingvigorouslythesaltbreezewithwhichhechargedhismassivechest,\"Itisofnouse,Aramis。?Thedisappearanceofallthefishing—boatsthatwentouttwodaysagoisnotanordinarycircumstance。?Therehasbeennostormatsea;theweatherhasbeenconstantlycalm,noteventhelightestgale;andevenifwehadhadatempest,allourboatswouldnothavefoundered。?Irepeat,itisstrange。?Thiscompletedisappearanceastonishesme,Itellyou。\"
\"True,\"
murmuredAramis。?\"Youareright,friendPorthos;itistrue,thereissomethingstrangeinit。\"
\"Andfurther,\"addedPorthos,whoseideastheassentofthebishopofVannesseemedtoenlarge;\"and,further,doyounotobservethatiftheboatshaveperished,notasingleplankhaswashedashore?\"
\"I
haveremarkeditaswellasyourself。\"
\"Anddoyounotthinkitstrangethatthetwoonlyboatswehadleftinthewholeisland,andwhichIsentinsearchoftheothers—\"
Aramishereinterruptedhiscompanionbyacry,andbysosuddenamovement,thatPorthosstoppedasifhewerestupefied。?\"Whatdoyousay,Porthos??What!—Youhavesentthetwoboats—\"
\"Insearchoftheothers!?Yes,tobesureI
have,\"repliedPorthos,calmly。
\"Unhappyman!?Whathaveyoudone??Thenweareindeedlost,\"criedthebishop。
\"Lost!
—whatdidyousay?\"exclaimedtheterrifiedPorthos。?\"Howlost,Aramis??Howarewelost?\"
Aramisbithislips。?\"Nothing!
nothing!?Yourpardon,Imeanttosay—
\"
\"What?\"
\"Thatifwewereinclined—ifwetookafancytomakeanexcursionbysea,wecouldnot。\"
\"Verygood!andwhyshouldthatvexyou??A
preciouspleasure,mafoi!?Formypart,Idon\'tregretitatall。?WhatIregretiscertainlynotthemoreorlessamusementwecanfindatBelle—Isle:whatIregret,Aramis,isPierrefonds;Bracieux;leVallon;beautifulFrance!?Here,wearenotinFrance,mydearfriend;weare—Iknownotwhere。?Oh!?Itellyou,infullsincerityofsoul,andyouraffectionwillexcusemyfrankness,butIdeclaretoyouIamnothappyatBelle—Isle。?No;ingoodtruth,Iamnothappy!\"
Aramisbreathedalong,butstifledsigh。?\"Dearfriend,\"repliedhe:\"thatiswhyitissosadathingyouhavesentthetwoboatswehadleftinsearchoftheboatswhichdisappearedtwodaysago。?Ifyouhadnotsentthemaway,wewouldhavedeparted。\"
\"\'Departed!\'?Andtheorders,Aramis?\"
\"Whatorders?\"
\"Parbleu!?Why,theordersyouhavebeenconstantly,inandoutofseason,repeatingtome—thatweweretoholdBelle—Isleagainsttheusurper。?Youknowverywell!\"
\"Thatistrue!\"murmuredAramisagain。
\"Yousee,then,plainly,myfriend,thatwecouldnotdepart;andthatthesendingawayoftheboatsinsearchoftheotherscannotproveprejudicialtousintheveryleast。\"
Aramiswassilent;andhisvagueglances,luminousasthatofanalbatross,hoveredforalongtimeoverthesea,interrogatingspace,seekingtopiercetheveryhorizon。
\"Withallthat,Aramis,\"continuedPorthos,whoadheredtohisidea,andthatthemorecloselyfromthebishophavingapparentlyendorsedit,—\"withallthat,yougivemenoexplanationaboutwhatcanhavehappenedtotheseunfortunateboats。?IamassailedbycriesandcomplaintswhicheverwayIgo。?Thechildrencrytoseethedesolationofthewomen,asifIcouldrestoretheabsenthusbandsandfathers。?Whatdoyousuppose,myfriend,andhowoughtItoanswerthem?\"
\"Thinkallyoulike,mygoodPorthos,andsaynothing。\"
ThisreplydidnotsatisfyPorthosatall。?Heturnedawaygrumblingsomethinginill—humor。?Aramisstoppedthevaliantmusketeer。?\"Doyouremember,\"saidhe,inamelancholytone,kneadingthetwohandsofthegiantbetweenhisownwithaffectionatecordiality,\"doyouremember,myfriend,thatinthegloriousdaysofyouth—doyouremember,Porthos,whenwewereallstrongandvaliant—
we,andtheothertwo—ifwehadthenhadaninclinationtoreturntoFrance,doyouthinkthissheetofsaltwaterwouldhavestoppedus?\"
\"Oh!\"
saidPorthos;\"butsixleagues。\"
\"Ifyouhadseenmegetastrideofaplank,wouldyouhaveremainedonland,Porthos?\"
\"No,pardieu!?No,Aramis。?But,nowadays,whatsortofaplankshouldwewant,myfriend!?I,inparticular。\"?AndtheSeigneurdeBracieuxcastaprofoundglanceoverhiscolossalrotunditywithaloudlaugh。?\"AnddoyoumeanseriouslytosayyouarenottiredofBelle—Islealittle,andthatyouwouldnotpreferthecomfortsofyourdwelling—ofyourepiscopalpalace,atVannes??Come,confess。\"
\"No,\"
repliedAramis,withoutdaringtolookatPorthos。
\"Letusstaywhereweare,then,\"saidhisfriend,withasigh,which,inspiteoftheeffortshemadetorestrainit,escapedhisechoingbreast。?\"Letusremain!—letusremain!?Andyet,\"addedhe,\"andyet,ifweseriouslywished,butthatdecidedly—ifwehadafixedidea,onefirmlytaken,toreturntoFrance,andtherewerenotboats—\"
\"Haveyouremarkedanotherthing,myfriend—thatis,sincethedisappearanceofourbarks,duringthelasttwodays\'absenceoffishermen,notasinglesmallboathaslandedontheshoresoftheisle?\"
\"Yes,certainly!youareright。?I,too,haveremarkedit,andtheobservationwasthemorenaturallymade,for,beforethelasttwofataldays,barksandshallopswereasplentifulasshrimps。\"
\"I
mustinquire,\"saidAramis,suddenly,andwithgreatagitation。?\"Andthen,ifwehadaraftconstructed—\"
\"Buttherearesomecanoes,myfriend;shallIboardone?\"
\"A
canoe!—acanoe!?Canyouthinkofsuchathing,Porthos??Acanoetobeupsetin。?No,no,\"saidthebishopofVannes;\"itisnotourtradetorideuponthewaves。?Wewillwait,wewillwait。\"
AndAramiscontinuedwalkingaboutwithincreasedagitation。?Porthos,whogrewtiredoffollowingallthefeverishmovementsofhisfriend—Porthos,whoinhisfaithandcalmnessunderstoodnothingofthesortofexasperationwhichwasbetrayedbyhiscompanion\'scontinualconvulsivestarts—Porthosstoppedhim。?\"Letussitdownuponthisrock,\"
saidhe。?\"Placeyourselfthere,closetome,Aramis,andIconjureyou,forthelasttime,toexplaintomeinamannerIcancomprehend—explaintomewhatwearedoinghere。\"
\"Porthos,\"
saidAramis,muchembarrassed。
\"I
knowthatthefalsekingwishedtodethronethetrueking。?Thatisafact,thatIunderstand。?Well—\"
\"Yes?\"
saidAramis。
\"I
knowthatthefalsekingformedtheprojectofsellingBelle—IsletotheEnglish。?Iunderstandthat,too。\"
\"Yes?\"
\"I
knowthatweengineersandcaptainscameandthrewourselvesintoBelle—Isletotakedirectionoftheworks,andthecommandoftencompaniesleviedandpaidbyM。Fouquet,orratherthetencompaniesofhisson—in—law。?Allthatisplain。\"
Aramisroseinastateofgreatimpatience。?Hemightbesaidtobealionimportunedbyagnat。?Porthosheldhimbythearm。?\"ButwhatIcannotunderstand,what,inspiteofalltheeffortsofmymind,andallmyreflections,Icannotcomprehend,andnevershallcomprehend,is,thatinsteadofsendingustroops,insteadofsendingusreinforcementsofmen,munitions,provisions,theyleaveuswithoutboats,theyleaveBelle—Islewithoutarrivals,withouthelp;itisthatinsteadofestablishingwithusacorrespondence,whetherbysignals,orwrittenorverbalcommunications,allrelationswiththeshoreareintercepted。?Tellme,Aramis,answerme,orrather,beforeansweringme,willyouallowmetotellyouwhatIhavethought??Willyouhearwhatmyideais,theplanI
haveconceived?\"
Thebishopraisedhishead。?\"Well!?Aramis,\"
continuedPorthos,\"Ihavedreamed,IhaveimaginedthataneventhastakenplaceinFrance。?IdreamtofM。
Fouquetallthenight,oflifelessfish,ofbrokeneggs,ofchambersbadlyfurnished,meanlykept。?Villainousdreams,mydearD\'Herblay;veryunlucky,suchdreams!\"
\"Porthos,whatisthatyonder?\"interruptedAramis,risingsuddenly,andpointingouttohisfriendablackspotupontheempurpledlineofthewater。
\"A
bark!\"saidPorthos;\"yes,itisabark!?Ah!weshallhavesomenewsatlast。\"
\"Therearetwo!\"criedthebishop,ondiscoveringanothermast;\"two!three!
four!\"
\"Five!\"
saidPorthos,inhisturn。?\"Six!
seven!?Ah!monDieu!monDieu!itisafleet!\"
\"Ourboatsreturning,probably,\"saidAramis,veryuneasily,inspiteoftheassuranceheaffected。
\"Theyareverylargeforfishing—boats,\"observedPorthos,\"anddoyounotremark,myfriend,thattheycomefromtheLoire?\"
\"TheycomefromtheLoire—yes—\"
\"Andlook!everybodyhereseesthemaswellasourselves;look,womenandchildrenarebeginningtocrowdthejetty。\"
Anoldfishermanpassed。?\"Arethoseourbarks,yonder?\"askedAramis。
Theoldmanlookedsteadilyintotheeyeofthehorizon。
\"No,monseigneur,\"repliedhe,\"theyarelighterboars,boatsintheking\'sservice。\"
\"Boatsintheroyalservice?\"repliedAramis,starting。?\"Howdoyouknowthat?\"saidhe。
\"Bytheflag。\"
\"But,\"
saidPorthos,\"theboatisscarcelyvisible;howthedevil,myfriend,canyoudistinguishtheflag?\"
\"I
seethereisone,\"repliedtheoldman;\"ourboats,tradelighters,donotcarryany。?Thatsortofcraftisgenerallyusedfortransportoftroops。\"
\"Ah!\"
groanedAramis。
\"Vivat!\"criedPorthos,\"theyaresendingusreinforcements,don\'tyouthinktheyare,Aramis?\"
\"Probably。\"
\"UnlessitistheEnglishcoming。\"
\"BytheLoire??Thatwouldhaveanevillook,Porthos;fortheymusthavecomethroughParis!\"
\"Youareright;theyarereinforcements,decidedly,orprovisions。\"
Aramisleanedhisheaduponhishands,andmadenoreply。?Then,allatonce,—\"Porthos,\"saidhe,\"havethealarmsounded。\"
\"Thealarm!doyouimaginesuchathing?\"
\"Yes,andletthecannoniersmounttheirbatteries,theartillerymenbeattheirpieces,andbeparticularlywatchfulofthecoastbatteries。\"
Porthosopenedhiseyestotheirwidestextent。?Helookedattentivelyathisfriend,toconvincehimselfhewasinhispropersenses。
\"Iwilldoit,mydearPorthos,\"
continuedAramis,inhisblandesttone;\"Iwillgoandhavetheseordersexecutedmyself,ifyoudonotgo,myfriend。\"
\"Well!?Iwill—instantly!\"saidPorthos,whowenttoexecutetheorders,castingallthewhilelooksbehindhim,toseeifthebishopofVanneswerenotdeceived;andif,onrecoveringmorerationalideas,hewouldnotrecallhim。?Thealarmwassounded,trumpetsbrayed,drumsrolled;thegreatbronzebellswunginhorrorfromitsloftybelfry。?Thedikesandmoleswerequicklyfilledwiththecuriousandsoldiers;matchessparkledinthehandsoftheartillerymen,placedbehindthelargecannonbeddedintheirstonecarriages。?Wheneverymanwasathispost,whenallthepreparationsfordefenseweremade:
\"Permitme,Aramis,totrytocomprehend,\"whisperedPorthos,timidly,inAramis\'sear。
\"Mydearfriend,youwillcomprehendbuttoosoon,\"murmuredM。d\'Herblay,inreplytothisquestionofhislieutenant。
\"Thefleetwhichiscomingyonder,withsailsunfurled,straighttowardstheportofBelle—Isle,isaroyalfleet,isitnot?\"
\"ButastherearetwokingsinFrance,Porthos,towhichofthesetwokingsdoesthisfleetbelong?\"
\"Oh!
youopenmyeyes,\"repliedthegiant,stunnedbytheinsinuation。
AndPorthos,whoseeyesthisreplyofhisfriend\'shadatlastopened,orratherthickenedthebandagewhichcoveredhissight,wentwithhisbestspeedtothebatteriestooverlookhispeople,andexhorteveryonetodohisduty。?Inthemeantime,Aramis,withhiseyefixedonthehorizon,sawtheshipscontinuallydrawingnearer。?Thepeopleandthesoldiers,perchedonthesummitsoftherocks,coulddistinguishthemasts,thenthelowersails,andatlastthehullsofthelighters,bearingatthemastheadtheroyalflagofFrance。?Itwasnightwhenoneofthesevessels,whichhadcreatedsuchasensationamongtheinhabitantsofBelle—Isle,droppedanchorwithincannonshotoftheplace。?Itwassoonseen,notwithstandingthedarkness,thatsomesortofagitationreignedonboardthevessel,fromthesideofwhichaskiffwaslowered,ofwhichthethreerowers,bendingtotheiroars,tookthedirectionoftheport,andinafewinstantsstrucklandatthefootofthefort。?Thecommanderjumpedashore。?Hehadaletterinhishand,whichhewavedintheair,andseemedtowishtocommunicatewithsomebody。?Thismanwassoonrecognizedbyseveralsoldiersasoneofthepilotsoftheisland。?HewasthecaptainofoneofthetwobarksretainedbyAramis,butwhichPorthos,inhisanxietywithregardtothefateofthefishermenwhohaddisappeared,hadsentinsearchofthemissingboats。?HeaskedtobeconductedtoM。d\'Herblay。?Twosoldiers,atasignalfromasergeant,marchedhimbetweenthem,andescortedhim。?Aramiswasuponthequay。?TheenvoypresentedhimselfbeforethebishopofVannes。?Thedarknesswasalmostabsolute,notwithstandingtheflambeauxborneatasmalldistancebythesoldierswhowerefollowingAramisinhisrounds。
\"Well,Jonathan,fromwhomdoyoucome?\"
\"Monseigneur,fromthosewhocapturedme。\"
\"Whocapturedyou?\"
\"Youknow,monseigneur,wesetoutinsearchofourcomrades?\"
\"Yes;
andafterwards?\"
\"Well!
monseigneur,withinashortleaguewewerecapturedbyachassemar閑belongingtotheking。\"
\"Ah!\"
saidAramis。
\"Ofwhichking?\"criedPorthos。
Jonathanstarted。
\"Speak!\"
continuedthebishop。
\"Wewerecaptured,monseigneur,andjoinedtothosewhohadbeentakenyesterdaymorning。\"
\"Whatwasthecauseofthemaniaforcapturingyouall?\"saidPorthos。
\"Monsieur,topreventusfromtellingyou,\"repliedJonathan。
Porthoswasagainatalosstocomprehend。?\"Andtheyhavereleasedyouto—day?\"askedhe。
\"ThatImighttellyoutheyhavecapturedus,monsieur。\"
\"Troubleupontrouble,\"thoughthonestPorthos。
DuringthistimeAramiswasreflecting。
\"Humph!\"
saidhe,\"thenIsupposeitisaroyalfleetblockadingthecoasts?\"
\"Yes,monseigneur。\"
\"Whocommandsit?\"
\"Thecaptainoftheking\'smusketeers。\"
\"D\'Artagnan?\"
\"D\'Artagnan!\"
exclaimedPorthos。
\"I
believethatisthename。\"
\"Anddidhegiveyouthisletter?\"
\"Yes,monseigneur。\"
\"Bringthetorchesnearer。\"
\"Itishiswriting,\"saidPorthos。
Aramiseagerlyreadthefollowinglines:
\"OrderofthekingtotakeBelle—Isle;ortoputthegarrisontothesword,iftheyresist;ordertomakeprisonersofallthemenofthegarrison;signed,D\'ARTAGNAN,who,thedaybeforeyesterday,arrestedM。Fouquet,forthepurposeofhisbeingsenttotheBastile。\"
Aramisturnedpale,andcrushedthepaperinhishands。
\"Whatisit?\"askedPorthos。
\"Nothing,myfriend,nothing。\"
\"Tellme,Jonathan?\"
\"Monseigneur?\"
\"DidyouspeaktoM。d\'Artagnan?\"
\"Yes,monseigneur。\"
\"Whatdidhesaytoyou?\"
\"Thatforamplerinformation,hewouldspeakwithmonseigneur。\"
\"Where?\"
\"Onboardhisownvessel。\"
\"Onboardhisvessel!\"andPorthosrepeated,\"Onboardhisvessel!\"
\"M。
lemousquetaire,\"continuedJonathan,\"toldmetotakeyoubothonboardmycanoe,andbringyoutohim。\"
\"Letusgoatonce,\"exclaimedPorthos。?\"DearD\'Artagnan!\"
ButAramisstoppedhim。?\"Areyoumad?\"criedhe。?\"Whoknowsthatitisnotasnare?\"
\"Oftheotherking\'s?\"saidPorthos,mysteriously。
\"A
snare,infact!?That\'swhatitis,myfriend。\"
\"Verypossibly;whatistobedone,then??IfD\'Artagnansendsforus—\"
\"WhoassuresyouthatD\'Artagnansendsforus?\"
\"Well,but—buthiswriting—\"
\"Writingiseasilycounterfeited。?Thislookscounterfeited—unsteady—\"
\"Youarealwaysright;but,inthemeantime,weknownothing。\"
Aramiswassilent。
\"Itistrue,\"saidthegoodPorthos,\"wedonotwanttoknowanything。\"
\"WhatshallIdo?\"askedJonathan。
\"Youwillreturnonboardthiscaptain\'svessel。\"
\"Yes,monseigneur。\"
\"Andwilltellhimthatwebeghewillhimselfcomeintotheisland。\"
\"Ah!?Icomprehend!\"saidPorthos。
\"Yes,monseigneur,\"repliedJonathan;\"butifthecaptainshouldrefusetocometoBelle—Isle?\"
\"Ifherefuses,aswehavecannon,wewillmakeuseofthem。\"
\"What!
againstD\'Artagnan?\"
\"IfitisD\'Artagnan,Porthos,hewillcome。?Go,Jonathan,go!\"
\"Mafoi!?Inolongercomprehendanything,\"murmuredPorthos。
\"I
willmakeyoucomprehenditall,mydearfriend;thetimeforithascome;sitdownuponthisgun—carriage,openyourears,andlistenwelltome。\"
\"Oh!pardieu!?Iwilllisten,nofearofthat。\"
\"MayIdepart,monseigneur?\"criedJonathan。
\"Yes,begone,andbringbackananswer。?Allowthecanoetopass,youmenthere!\"?Andthecanoepushedofftoregainthefleet。
AramistookPorthosbythehand,andcommencedhisexplanations。
ChapterXLIII:
ExplanationsbyAramis。
\"WhatIhavetosaytoyou,friendPorthos,willprobablysurpriseyou,butitmayproveinstructive。\"
\"I
liketobesurprised,\"saidPorthos,inakindlytone;\"donotspareme,therefore,Ibeg。?Iamhardenedagainstemotions;don\'tfear,speakout。\"
\"Itisdifficult,Porthos—difficult;for,intruth,Iwarnyouasecondtime,I
haveverystrangethings,veryextraordinarythings,totellyou。\"
\"Oh!
youspeaksowell,myfriend,thatIcouldlistentoyoufordaystogether。?Speak,then,Ibeg—and—
stop,Ihaveanidea:Iwill,tomakeyourtaskmoreeasy,Iwill,toassistyouintellingmesuchthings,questionyou。\"
\"I
shallbepleasedatyourdoingso。\"
\"Whatarewegoingtofightfor,Aramis?\"
\"Ifyouaskmemanysuchquestionsasthat—ifyouwouldrendermytasktheeasierbyinterruptingmyrevelationsthus,Porthos,youwillnothelpmeatall。?Sofar,onthecontrary,thatistheveryGordianknot。?But,myfriend,withamanlikeyou,good,generous,anddevoted,theconfessionmustbebravelymade。?Ihavedeceivedyou,myworthyfriend。\"
\"Youhavedeceivedme!\"
\"GoodHeavens!yes。\"
\"Wasitformygood,Aramis?\"
\"I
thoughtso,Porthos;Ithoughtsosincerely,myfriend。\"