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  \"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。\"

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