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"Suchathingisverypossible。"
"YouareconspiringagainstM。Colbert。？Ifthatbeall，mordioux，tellmesoatonce。？Ihavetheinstrumentinmyownhand，andwillpulloutthetootheasilyenough。"
Aramiscouldnotconcealasmileofdisdainthatflittedoverhishaughtyfeatures。？"AndsupposingthatI
wereconspiringagainstColbert，whatharmwouldtherebeinthat？"
"No，no;thatwouldbetootriflingamatterforyoutotakeinhand，anditwasnotonthataccountyouaskedPercerinforthosepatternsoftheking\'scostumes。？Oh！？Aramis，wearenotenemies，remember—wearebrothers。？Tellmewhatyouwishtoundertake，and，uponthewordofaD\'Artagnan，ifIcannothelpyou，Iwillsweartoremainneuter。"
"I
amundertakingnothing，"saidAramis。
"Aramis，avoicewithinmespeaksandseemstotricklefortharilloflightwithinmydarkness:itisavoicethathasneveryetdeceivedme。？Itisthekingyouareconspiringagainst。"
"Theking？"exclaimedthebishop，pretendingtobeannoyed。
"Yourfacewillnotconvinceme;theking，Irepeat。"
"Willyouhelpme？"saidAramis，smilingironically。
"Aramis，Iwilldomorethanhelpyou—Iwilldomorethanremainneuter—Iwillsaveyou。"
"Youaremad，D\'Artagnan。"
"I
amthewiserofthetwo，inthismatter。"
"Youtosuspectmeofwishingtoassassinatetheking！"
"Whospokeofsuchathing？"smiledthemusketeer。
"Well，letusunderstandoneanother。？Idonotseewhatanyonecandotoalegitimatekingasoursis，ifhedoesnotassassinatehim。"？D\'Artagnandidnotsayaword。？"Besides，youhaveyourguardsandyourmusketeershere，"saidthebishop。
"True。"
"YouarenotinM。Fouquet\'shouse，butinyourown。"
"True;
butinspiteofthat，Aramis，grantme，forpity\'ssake，onesinglewordofatruefriend。"
"A
truefriend\'swordisevertruthitself。？IfIthinkoftouching，evenwithmyfinger，thesonofAnneofAustria，thetruekingofthisrealmofFrance—ifIhavenotthefirmintentionofprostratingmyselfbeforehisthrone—ifineveryideaImayentertainto—morrow，hereatVaux，willnotbethemostgloriousdaymykingeverenjoyed—mayHeaven\'slightningblastmewhereIstand！"？Aramishadpronouncedthesewordswithhisfaceturnedtowardsthealcoveofhisownbedroom，whereD\'Artagnan，seatedwithhisbacktowardsthealcove，couldnotsuspectthatanyonewaslyingconcealed。？Theearnestnessofhiswords，thestudiedslownesswithwhichhepronouncedthem，thesolemnityofhisoath，gavethemusketeerthemostcompletesatisfaction。？HetookholdofbothAramis\'shands，andshookthemcordially。？Aramishadenduredreproacheswithoutturningpale，andhadblushedashelistenedtowordsofpraise。？D\'Artagnan，deceived，didhimhonor;butD\'Artagnan，trustfulandreliant，madehimfeelashamed。？"Areyougoingaway？"hesaid，asheembracedhim，inordertoconcealtheflushonhisface。
"Yes。？Dutysummonsme。？Ihavetogetthewatch—word。？ItseemsIamtobelodgedintheking\'sante—room。？WheredoesPorthossleep？"
"Takehimawaywithyou，ifyoulike，forherumblesthroughhissleepynoselikeaparkofartillery。"
"Ah！
hedoesnotstaywithyou，then？"saidD\'Artagnan。
"Nottheleastintheworld。？Hehasachambertohimself，butIdon\'tknowwhere。"
"Verygood！"saidthemusketeer;fromwhomthisseparationofthetwoassociatesremovedhislastsuspicion，andhetouchedPorthoslightlyontheshoulder;thelatterrepliedbyaloudyawn。？"Come，"saidD\'Artagnan。
"What，D\'Artagnan，mydearfellow，isthatyou？？Whataluckychance！？Oh，yes—
true;Ihaveforgotten;Iamatthef阾eatVaux。"
"Yes;
andyourbeautifuldress，too。"
"Yes，itwasveryattentiveonthepartofMonsieurCoquelindeVoli鑢e，wasitnot？"
"Hush！"
saidAramis。？"Youarewalkingsoheavilyyouwillmaketheflooringgiveway。"
"True，"
saidthemusketeer;"thisroomisabovethedome，Ithink。"
"AndIdidnotchooseitforafencing—room，Iassureyou，"addedthebishop。？"Theceilingoftheking\'sroomhasallthelightnessandcalmofwholesomesleep。？Donotforget，therefore，thatmyflooringismerelythecoveringofhisceiling。？Goodnight，myfriends，andintenminutesIshallbeasleepmyself。"？AndAramisaccompaniedthemtothedoor，laughingquietlyallthewhile。？Assoonastheywereoutside，heboltedthedoor，hurriedly;
closedupthechinksofthewindows，andthencalledout，"Monseigneur！—
monseigneur！"？Philippemadehisappearancefromthealcove，ashepushedasideaslidingpanelplacedbehindthebed。
"M。
d\'Artagnanentertainsagreatmanysuspicions，itseems，"hesaid。
"Ah！
—yourecognizedM。d\'Artagnan，then？"
"Beforeyoucalledhimbyhisname，even。"
"Heisyourcaptainofmusketeers。"
"Heisverydevotedtome，"repliedPhilippe，layingastressuponthepersonalpronoun。
"Asfaithfulasadog;buthebitessometimes。？IfD\'Artagnandoesnotrecognizeyoubeforetheotherhasdisappeared，relyuponD\'Artagnantotheendoftheworld;forinthatcase，ifhehasseennothing，hewillkeephisfidelity。？Ifhesees，whenitistoolate，heisaGascon，andwillneveradmitthathehasbeendeceived。"
"I
thoughtso。？Whatarewetodo，now？"
"Sitinthisfolding—chair。？Iamgoingtopushasideaportionoftheflooring;youwilllookthroughtheopening，whichanswerstooneofthefalsewindowsmadeinthedomeoftheking\'sapartment。？Canyousee？"
"Yes，"
saidPhilippe，startingasatthesightofanenemy;"Iseetheking！"
"Whatishedoing？"
"Heseemstowishsomemantositdownclosetohim。"
"M。
Fouquet？"
"No，no;
waitamoment—"
"Lookatthenotesandtheportraits，myprince。"
"ThemanwhomthekingwishestositdowninhispresenceisM。Colbert。"
"Colbertsitdownintheking\'spresence！"exclaimedAramis。？"Itisimpossible。"
"Look。"
Aramislookedthroughtheopeningintheflooring。？"Yes，"hesaid。？"Colberthimself。？Oh，monseigneur！whatcanwebegoingtohear—andwhatcanresultfromthisintimacy？"
"NothinggoodforM。Fouquet，atallevents。"
Theprincedidnotdeceivehimself。
WehaveseenthatLouisXIV。hadsentforColbert，andColberthadarrived。？Theconversationbeganbetweenthembythekingaccordingtohimoneofthehighestfavorsthathehadeverdone;itwastruethekingwasalonewithhissubject。？"Colbert，"saidhe，"sitdown。"
Theintendant，overcomewithdelight，forhefearedhewasabouttobedismissed，refusedthisunprecedentedhonor。
"Doesheaccept？"saidAramis。
"No，heremainsstanding。"
"Letuslisten，then。"？Andthefuturekingandthefuturepopelistenedeagerlytothesimplemortalstheyheldundertheirfeet，readytocrushthemwhentheyliked。
"Colbert，"
saidtheking，"youhaveannoyedmeexceedinglyto—day。"
"Iknowit，sire。"？"Verygood;Ilikethatanswer。？Yes，youknewit，andtherewascourageinthedoingofit。"
"I
rantheriskofdispleasingyourmajesty，butIrisked，also，theconcealmentofyourbestinterests。"
"What！youwereafraidofsomethingonmyaccount？"
"I
was，sire，evenifitwerenothingmorethananindigestion，"saidColbert;"forpeopledonotgivetheirsovereignssuchbanquetsastheoneofto—day，unlessitbetostiflethembeneaththeburdenofgoodliving。"？Colbertawaitedtheeffectthiscoarsejestwouldproduceupontheking;andLouisXIV。，whowasthevainestandthemostfastidiouslydelicatemaninhiskingdom，forgaveColbertthejoke。
"Thetruthis，"hesaid，"thatM。Fouquethasgivenmetoogoodameal。？Tellme，Colbert，wheredoeshegetallthemoneyrequiredforthisenormousexpenditure，—canyoutell？"
"Yes，Idoknow，sire。"
"Willyoubeabletoproveitwithtolerablecertainty？"
"Easily;
andtotheutmostfarthing。"
"Iknowyouareveryexact。"
"Exactitudeistheprincipalqualificationrequiredinanintendantoffinances。"
"Butallarenotso。"
"Ithankyoumajestyforsoflatteringacomplimentfromyourownlips。"
"M。
Fouquet，therefore，isrich—veryrich，andIsupposeeverymanknowsheisso。"
"Everyone，sire;thelivingaswellasthedead。"
"Whatdoesthatmean，MonsieurColbert？"
"ThelivingarewitnessesofM。Fouquet\'swealth，—theyadmireandapplaudtheresultproduced;butthedead，wiserandbetterinformedthanweare，knowhowthatwealthwasobtained—andtheyriseupinaccusation。"
"SothatM。
Fouquetoweshiswealthtosomecauseorother。"
"Theoccupationofanintendantveryoftenfavorsthosewhopracticeit。"
"Youhavesomethingtosaytomemoreconfidentially，Iperceive;donotbeafraid，wearequitealone。"
"I
amneverafraidofanythingundertheshelterofmyownconscience，andundertheprotectionofyourmajesty，"saidColbert，bowing。
"Ifthedead，therefore，weretospeak—"
"Theydospeaksometimes，sire，—read。"
"Ah！"
murmuredAramis，intheprince\'sear，who，closebesidehim，listenedwithoutlosingasyllable，"sinceyouareplacedhere，monseigneur，inordertolearnyourvocationofaking，listentoapieceofinfamy—ofanaturetrulyroyal。？Youareabouttobeawitnessofoneofthosesceneswhichthefoulfiendaloneconceivesandexecutes。？Listenattentively，—youwillfindyouradvantageinit。"
Theprinceredoubledhisattention，andsawLouisXIV。takefromColbert\'shandsaletterthelatterheldouttohim。
"Thelatecardinal\'shandwriting，"saidtheking。
"Yourmajestyhasanexcellentmemory，"repliedColbert，bowing;"itisanimmenseadvantageforakingwhoisdestinedforhardworktorecognizehandwritingsatthefirstglance。"
ThekingreadMazarin\'sletter，and，asitscontentsarealreadyknowntothereader，inconsequenceofthemisunderstandingbetweenMadamedeChevreuseandAramis，nothingfurtherwouldbelearnedifwestatedthemhereagain。
"Idonotquiteunderstand，"saidtheking，greatlyinterested。
"Yourmajestyhasnotacquiredtheutilitarianhabitofcheckingthepublicaccounts。"
"IseethatitreferstomoneythathadbeengiventoM。Fouquet。"
"Thirteenmillions。？Atolerablygoodsum。"
"Yes。？Well，thesethirteenmillionsarewantingtobalancethetotaloftheaccount。？ThatiswhatIdonotverywellunderstand。？Howwasthisdeficitpossible？"
"PossibleI
donotsay;butthereisnodoubtaboutfactthatitisreallyso。"
"Yousaythatthesethirteenmillionsarefoundtobewantingintheaccounts？"
"Idonotsayso，buttheregistrydoes。"
"AndthisletterofM。Mazarinindicatestheemploymentofthatsumandthenameofthepersonwithwhomitwasdeposited？"
"Asyourmajestycanjudgeforyourself。"
"Yes;andtheresultis，then，thatM。Fouquethasnotyetrestoredthethirteenmillions。"
"Thatresultsfromtheaccounts，certainly，sire。"
"Well，and，consequently—"
"Well，sire，inthatcase，inasmuchasM。Fouquethasnotyetgivenbackthethirteenmillions，hemusthaveappropriatedthemtohisownpurpose;andwiththosethirteenmillionsonecouldincurfourtimesandalittlemoreasmuchexpense，andmakefourtimesasgreatadisplay，asyourmajestywasabletodoatFontainebleau，whereweonlyspentthreemillionsaltogether，ifyouremember。"
Forablunderer，thesouvenirhehadevokedwasaratherskillfullycontrivedpieceofbaseness;forbytheremembranceofhisownf阾ehe，forthefirsttime，perceiveditsinferioritycomparedwiththatofFouquet。？ColbertreceivedbackagainatVauxwhatFouquethadgivenhimatFontainebleau，and，asagoodfinancier，returneditwiththebestpossibleinterest。？Havingoncedisposedtheking\'smindinthisartfulway，Colberthadnothingofmuchimportancetodetainhim。？Hefeltthatsuchwasthecase，fortheking，too，hadagainsunkintoadullandgloomystate。？Colbertawaitedthefirstwordsfromtheking\'slipswithasmuchimpatienceasPhilippeandAramisdidfromtheirplaceofobservation。
"Areyouawarewhatistheusualandnaturalconsequenceofallthis，MonsieurColbert？"saidtheking，afterafewmoments\'reflection。
"No，sire，Idonotknow。"
"Well，then，thefactoftheappropriationofthethirteenmillions，ifitcanbeproved—"
"Butitissoalready。"
"Imeanifitweretobedeclaredandcertified，M。Colbert。"
"Ithinkitwillbeto—morrow，ifyourmajesty—"
"WerewenotunderM。Fouquet\'sroof，youweregoingtosay，perhaps，"repliedtheking，withsomethingofnobilityinhisdemeanor。
"Thekingisinhisownpalacewhereverhemaybe—especiallyinhouseswhichtheroyalmoneyhasconstructed。"
"I
think，"saidPhilippeinalowtonetoAramis，"thatthearchitectwhoplannedthisdomeought，anticipatingtheuseitcouldbeputtoatafutureopportunity，sotohavecontrivedthatitmightbemadetofallupontheheadsofscoundrelssuchasM。Colbert。"
"Ithinksotoo，"repliedAramis;"butM。Colbertissoverynearthekingatthismoment。"
"Thatistrue，andthatwouldopenthesuccession。"
"Ofwhichyouryoungerbrotherwouldreapalltheadvantage，monseigneur。？Butstay，letuskeepquiet，andgoonlistening。"
"Weshallnothavelongtolisten，"saidtheyoungprince。
"Whynot，monseigneur？"
"Because，ifIwereking，Ishouldmakenofurtherreply。"
"Andwhatwouldyoudo？"
"Ishouldwaituntilto—morrowmorningtogivemyselftimeforreflection。"
LouisXIV。atlastraisedhiseyes，andfindingColbertattentivelywaitingforhisnextremarks，said，hastily，changingtheconversation，"M。Colbert，I
perceiveitisgettingverylate，andIshallnowretiretobed。？Byto—morrowmorningIshallhavemadeupmymind。"
"Verygood，sire，"returnedColbert，greatlyincensed，althoughherestrainedhimselfinthepresenceoftheking。
Thekingmadeagestureofadieu，andColbertwithdrewwitharespectfulbow。？"Myattendants！"criedtheking;
and，astheyenteredtheapartment，Philippewasabouttoquithispostofobservation。
"A
momentlonger，"saidAramistohim，withhisaccustomedgentlenessofmanner;"whathasjustnowtakenplaceisonlyadetail，andto—morrowweshallhavenooccasiontothinkanythingmoreaboutit;buttheceremonyoftheking\'sretiringtorest，theetiquetteobservedinaddressingtheking，thatindeedisofthegreatestimportance。？Learn，sire，andstudywellhowyououghttogotobedofanight。？Look！look！"
ChapterXV:
Colbert。
Historywilltellus，orratherhistoryhastoldus，ofthevariouseventsofthefollowingday，ofthesplendidf阾esgivenbythesurintendanttohissovereign。？Nothingbutamusementanddelightwasallowedtoprevailthroughoutthewholeofthefollowingday;therewasapromenade，abanquet，acomedytobeacted，andacomedy，too，inwhich，tohisgreatamazement，Porthosrecognized"M。CoquelindeVoli鑢e"asoneoftheactors，inthepiececalled"LesF鈉heux。"？Fullofpreoccupation，however，fromthesceneofthepreviousevening，andhardlyrecoveredfromtheeffectsofthepoisonwhichColberthadthenadministeredtohim，theking，duringthewholeoftheday，sobrilliantinitseffects，sofullofunexpectedandstartlingnovelties，inwhichallthewondersofthe"ArabianNight\'sEntertainments"seemedtobereproducedforhisespecialamusement—theking，wesay，showedhimselfcold，reserved，andtaciturn。？Nothingcouldsmooththefrownsuponhisface;everyonewhoobservedhimnoticedthatadeepfeelingofresentment，ofremoteorigin，increasedbyslowdegrees，asthesourcebecomesariver，thankstothethousandthreadsofwaterthatincreaseitsbody，waskeenlyaliveinthedepthsoftheking\'sheart。？Towardsthemiddleofthedayonlydidhebegintoresumealittleserenityofmanner，andbythattimehehad，inallprobability，madeuphismind。？Aramis，whofollowedhimstepbystepinhisthoughts，asinhiswalk，concludedthattheeventhewasexpectingwouldnotbelongbeforeitwasannounced。？ThistimeColbertseemedtowalkinconcertwiththebishopofVannes，andhadhereceivedforeveryannoyancewhichheinflictedonthekingawordofdirectionfromAramis，hecouldnothavedonebetter。？Duringthewholeofthedaytheking，who，inallprobability，wishedtofreehimselffromsomeofthethoughtswhichdisturbedhismind，seemedtoseekLaValli鑢e\'ssocietyasactivelyasheseemedtoshowhisanxietytofleethatofM。ColbertorM。Fouquet。？Theeveningcame。？Thekinghadexpressedawishnottowalkintheparkuntilaftercardsintheevening。？Intheintervalbetweensupperandthepromenade，cardsanddicewereintroduced。？Thekingwonathousandpistoles，and，havingwonthem，puttheminhispocket，andthenrose，saying，"Andnow，gentlemen，tothepark。"？Hefoundtheladiesofthecourtwerealreadythere。？Theking，wehavebeforeobserved，hadwonathousandpistoles，andhadputtheminhispocket;butM。Fouquethadsomehowcontrivedtolosetenthousand，sothatamongthecourtierstherewasstillleftahundredandninetythousandfrancs\'profittodivide，acircumstancewhichmadethecountenancesofthecourtiersandtheofficersoftheking\'shouseholdthemostjoyouscountenancesintheworld。？Itwasnotthesame，however，withtheking\'sface;for，notwithstandinghissuccessatplay，towhichhewasbynomeansinsensible，therestillremainedaslightshadeofdissatisfaction。？Colbertwaswaitingfororuponhimatthecornerofoneoftheavenues;hewasmostprobablywaitingthereinconsequenceofarendezvouswhichhadbeengivenhimbytheking，asLouisXIV。，whohadavoidedhim，orwhohadseemedtoavoidhim，suddenlymadehimasign，andtheythenstruckintothedepthsoftheparktogether。？ButLaValli鑢e，too，hadobservedtheking\'sgloomyaspectandkindlingglances;shehadremarkedthis—
andasnothingwhichlayhiddenorsmolderinginhisheartwashiddenfromthegazeofheraffection，sheunderstoodthatthisrepressedwrathmenacedsomeone;shepreparedtowithstandthecurrentofhisvengeance，andintercedelikeanangelofmercy。？Overcomebysadness，nervouslyagitated，deeplydistressedathavingbeensolongseparatedfromherlover，disturbedatthesightoftheemotionshehaddivined，sheaccordinglypresentedherselftothekingwithanembarrassedaspect，whichinhisthendispositionofmindthekinginterpretedunfavorably。？Then，astheywerealone—nearlyalone，inasmuchasColbert，assoonasheperceivedtheyounggirlapproaching，hadstoppedanddrawnbackadozenpaces—thekingadvancedtowardsLaValli鑢eandtookherbythehand。？"Mademoiselle，"hesaidtoher，"shouldIbeguiltyofanindiscretionifIweretoinquireifyouwereindisposed？foryouseemtobreatheasifyouwereoppressedbysomesecretcauseofuneasiness，andyoureyesarefilledwithtears。"
"Oh！
sire，ifIbeindeedso，andifmyeyesareindeedfulloftears，Iamsorrowfulonlyatthesadnesswhichseemstooppressyourmajesty。"
"Mysadness？？Youaremistaken，mademoiselle;no，itisnotsadnessIexperience。"
"Whatisit，then，sire？"
"Humiliation。"
"Humiliation？
oh！sire，whatawordforyoutouse！"
"I
mean，mademoiselle，thatwhereverImayhappentobe，nooneelseoughttobethemaster。？Well，then，lookroundyouoneveryside，andjudgewhetherIamnoteclipsed—I，thekingofFrance—
beforethemonarchofthesewidedomains。？Oh！"hecontinued，clenchinghishandsandteeth，"whenI
thinkthatthisking—"
"Well，sire？"saidLouise，terrified。
"
—Thatthiskingisafaithless，unworthyservant，whogrowsproudandself—sufficientuponthestrengthofpropertythatbelongstome，andwhichhehasstolen。？AndthereforeIamabouttochangethisimpudentminister\'sf阾eintosorrowandmourning，ofwhichthenymphofVaux，asthepoetssay，shallnotsoonlosetheremembrance。"
"Oh！
yourmajesty—"
"Well，mademoiselle，areyouabouttotakeM。Fouquet\'spart？"saidLouis，impatiently。
"No，sire;Iwillonlyaskwhetheryouarewellinformed。？Yourmajestyhasmorethanoncelearnedthevalueofaccusationsmadeatcourt。"
LouisXIV。madeasignforColberttoapproach。？"Speak，MonsieurColbert，"saidtheyoungprince，"forI
almostbelievethatMademoiselledelaValli鑢ehasneedofyourassistancebeforeshecanputanyfaithintheking\'sword。？TellmademoisellewhatM。Fouquethasdone;andyou，mademoiselle，willperhapshavethekindnesstolisten。？Itwillnotbelong。"
WhydidLouisXIV。insistuponitinsuchamanner？？Averysimplereason—hisheartwasnotatrest，hismindwasnotthoroughlyconvinced;heimaginedtherelaysomedark，hidden，tortuousintriguebehindthesethirteenmillionsoffrancs;andhewishedthatthepureheartofLaValli鑢e，whichhadrevoltedattheideaoftheftorrobbery，shouldapprove—evenwereitonlybyasingleword—theresolutionhehadtaken，andwhich，nevertheless，hehesitatedbeforecarryingintoexecution。
"Speak，monsieur，"saidLaValli鑢etoColbert，whohadadvanced;"speak，sincethekingwishesmetolistentoyou。？Tellme，whatisthecrimewithwhichM。Fouquetischarged？"
"Oh！
notveryheinous，mademoiselle，"hereturned，"amereabuseofconfidence。"
"Speak，speak，Colbert;andwhenyouhaverelatedit，leaveus，andgoandinformM。
d\'ArtagnanthatIhavecertainorderstogivehim。"
"M。
d\'Artagnan，sire！"exclaimedLaValli鑢e;"butwhysendforM。
d\'Artagnan？？Ientreatyoutotellme。"
"Pardieu！inordertoarrestthishaughty，arrogantTitanwho，truetohismenace，threatenstoscalemyheaven。"
"ArrestM。Fouquet，doyousay？"
"Ah！
doesthatsurpriseyou？"
"Inhisownhouse！"
"Whynot？？Ifhebeguilty，heisasguiltyinhisownhouseasanywhereelse。"
"M。
Fouquet，whoatthismomentisruininghimselfforhissovereign。"
"Inplaintruth，mademoiselle，itseemsasifyouweredefendingthistraitor。"
Colbertbegantochucklesilently。？Thekingturnedroundatthesoundofthissuppressedmirth。
"Sire，"
saidLaValli鑢e，"itisnotM。FouquetIamdefending;itisyourself。"
"Me！
youaredefendingme？"
"Sire，youwoulddishonoryourselfifyouweretogivesuchanorder。"
"Dishonormyself！"murmuredtheking，turningpalewithanger。？"Inplaintruth，mademoiselle，youshowastrangepersistenceinwhatyousay。"
"IfIdo，sire，myonlymotiveisthatofservingyourmajesty，"repliedthenoble—heartedgirl:"forthatIwouldrisk，Iwouldsacrificemyverylife，withouttheleastreserve。"
Colbertseemedinclinedtogrumbleandcomplain。？LaValli鑢e，thattimid，gentlelamb，turnedrounduponhim，andwithaglancelikelightningimposedsilenceuponhim。？"Monsieur，"shesaid，"whenthekingactswell，whether，indoingso，hedoeseithermyselforthosewhobelongtomeaninjury，Ihavenothingtosay;butwerethekingtoconferabenefiteitheruponmeormine，andifheactedbadly，Ishouldtellhimso。"
"Butitappearstome，mademoiselle，"Colbertventuredtosay，"thatItoolovetheking。"
