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"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。？Sheh
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