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"Wewillwaithere。"
"But，monDieu！—theorderispreciseandformal。"
"I
ambishopofVannes，MonsieurdeBiscarrat;andtheynomoreshootabishopthantheyhangagentleman。"
"Ah！
yes，monsieur—yes，monseigneur，"repliedBiscarrat;"itistrue，youareright，thereisstillthatchanceforyou。？Then，Iwilldepart，Iwillrepairtothecommanderoftheexpedition，theking\'slieutenant。？Adieu！then，messieurs，orrather，tomeetagain，Ihope。"
Theworthyofficer，jumpinguponahorsegivenhimbyAramis，departedinthedirectionofthesoundofcannon，which，bysurgingthecrowdintothefort，hadinterruptedtheconversationofthetwofriendswiththeirprisoner。？Aramiswatchedthedeparture，andwhenleftalonewithPorthos:
"Well，doyoucomprehend？"saidhe。
"Mafoi！no。"
"DidnotBiscarratinconvenienceyouhere？"
"No;
heisabravefellow。"
"Yes;
butthegrottoofLocmaria—isitnecessaryalltheworldshouldknowit？"
"Ah！
thatistrue，thatistrue;Icomprehend。？Wearegoingtoescapebythecavern。"
"Ifyouplease，"criedAramis，gayly。？"Forward，friendPorthos;ourboatawaitsus。？KingLouishasnotcaughtus—yet。"
ChapterXLVII:
TheGrottoofLocmaria。
ThecavernofLocmariawassufficientlydistantfromthemoletorenderitnecessaryforourfriendstohusbandtheirstrengthinordertoreachit。？Besides，nightwasadvancing;midnighthadstruckatthefort。？PorthosandAramiswereloadedwithmoneyandarms。？Theywalked，then，acrosstheheath，whichstretchedbetweenthemoleandthecavern，listeningtoeverynoise，inorderbettertoavoidanambush。？Fromtimetotime，ontheroadwhichtheyhadcarefullyleftontheirleft，passedfugitivescomingfromtheinterior，atthenewsofthelandingoftheroyaltroops。？AramisandPorthos，concealedbehindsomeprojectingmassofrock，collectedthewordsthatescapedfromthepoorpeople，whofled，trembling，carryingwiththemtheirmostvaluableeffects，andtried，whilstlisteningtotheircomplaints，togathersomethingfromthemfortheirowninterest。？Atlength，afterarapidrace，frequentlyinterruptedbyprudentstoppages，theyreachedthedeepgrottoes，inwhichthepropheticbishopofVanneshadtakencaretohavesecretedabarkcapableofkeepingtheseaatthisfineseason。
"Mygoodfriend，"saidPorthos，pantingvigorously，"wehavearrived，itseems。？ButIthoughtyouspokeofthreemen，threeservants，whoweretoaccompanyus。？Idon\'tseethem—wherearethey？"
"Whyshouldyouseethem，Porthos？"repliedAramis。？"Theyarecertainlywaitingforusinthecavern，and，nodoubt，areresting，havingaccomplishedtheirroughanddifficulttask。"
AramisstoppedPorthos，whowaspreparingtoenterthecavern。？"Willyouallowme，myfriend，"
saidhetothegiant，"topassinfirst？？IknowthesignalIhavegiventothesemen;who，nothearingit，wouldbeverylikelytofireuponyouorslashawaywiththeirknivesinthedark。"
"Goon，then，Aramis;goon—gofirst;youimpersonatewisdomandforesight;
go。？Ah！thereisthatfatigueagain，ofwhichIspoketoyou。？Ithasjustseizedmeafresh。"
AramisleftPorthossittingattheentranceofthegrotto，andbowinghishead，hepenetratedintotheinteriorofthecavern，imitatingthecryoftheowl。？Alittleplaintivecooing，ascarcelydistinctecho，repliedfromthedepthsofthecave。？Aramispursuedhiswaycautiously，andsoonwasstoppedbythesamekindofcryashehadfirstuttered，withintenpacesofhim。
"Areyouthere，Yves？"saidthebishop。
"Yes，monseigneur;Goenneisherelikewise。？Hissonaccompaniesus。"
"Thatiswell。？Areallthingsready？"
"Yes，monseigneur。"
"Gototheentranceofthegrottoes，mygoodYves，andyouwilltherefindtheSeigneurdePierrefonds，whoisrestingafterthefatigueofourjourney。？Andifheshouldhappennottobeabletowalk，lifthimup，andbringhimhithertome。"
Thethreemenobeyed。？Buttherecommendationgiventohisservantswassuperfluous。？Porthos，refreshed，hadalreadycommencedthedescent，andhisheavystepresoundedamongstthecavities，formedandsupportedbycolumnsofporphyryandgranite。？AssoonastheSeigneurdeBracieuxhadrejoinedthebishop，theBretonslightedalanternwithwhichtheywerefurnished，andPorthosassuredhisfriendthathefeltasstrongagainasever。
"Letusinspecttheboat，"saidAramis，"andsatisfyourselvesatoncewhatitwillhold。"
"Donotgotoonearwiththelight，"saidthepatronYves;"forasyoudesiredme，monseigneur，Ihaveplacedunderthebenchofthepoop，inthecofferyouknowof，thebarrelofpowder，andthemusket—chargesthatyousentmefromthefort。"
"Verywell，"saidAramis;and，takingthelanternhimself，heexaminedminutelyallpartsofthecanoe，withtheprecautionsofamanwhoisneithertimidnorignorantinthefaceofdanger。？Thecanoewaslong，light，drawinglittlewater，thinofkeel;inshort，oneofthosethathavealwaysbeensoaptlybuiltatBelle—Isle;alittlehighinitssides，soliduponthewater，verymanageable，furnishedwithplankswhich，inuncertainweather，formedasortofdeckoverwhichthewavesmightglide，soastoprotecttherowers。？Intwowell—closedcoffers，placedbeneaththebenchesoftheprowandthepoop，Aramisfoundbread，biscuit，driedfruits，aquarterofbacon，agoodprovisionofwaterinleathernbottles;thewholeformingrationssufficientforpeoplewhodidnotmeantoquitthecoast，andwouldbeabletorevictual，ifnecessitycommanded。？Thearms，eightmuskets，andasmanyhorse—pistols，wereingoodcondition，andallloaded。？Therewereadditionaloars，incaseofaccident，andthatlittlesailcalledtrinquet，whichassiststhespeedofthecanoeatthesametimetheboatmenrow，andissousefulwhenthebreezeisslack。？WhenAramishadseentoallthesethings，andappearedsatisfiedwiththeresultofhisinspection，"LetusconsultPorthos，"saidhe，"toknowifwemustendeavortogettheboatoutbytheunknownextremityofthegrotto，followingthedescentandtheshadeofthecavern，orwhetheritbebetter，intheopenair，tomakeitslideuponitsrollersthroughthebushes，levelingtheroadofthelittlebeach，whichisbuttwentyfeethigh，andgives，athightide，threeorfourfathomsofgoodwateruponasoundbottom。"
"Itmustbeasyouplease，monseigneur，"repliedtheskipperYves，respectfully;"butIdon\'tbelievethatbytheslopeofthecavern，andinthedarkinwhichweshallbeobligedtomaneuverourboat，theroadwillbesoconvenientastheopenair。？Iknowthebeachwell，andcancertifythatitisassmoothasagrass—plotinagarden;
theinteriorofthegrotto，onthecontrary，isrough;withoutreckoning，monseigneur，thatatitsextremityweshallcometothetrenchwhichleadsintothesea，andperhapsthecanoewillnotpassdownit。"
"I
havemademycalculation，"saidthebishop，"andIamcertainitwillpass。"
"Sobeit;Iwishitmay，monseigneur，"continuedYves;"butyourhighnessknowsverywellthattomakeitreachtheextremityofthetrench，thereisanenormousstonetobelifted—thatunderwhichthefoxalwayspasses，andwhichclosesthetrenchlikeadoor。"
"Itcanberaised，"saidPorthos;"thatisnothing。"
"Oh！？Iknowthatmonseigneurhasthestrengthoftenmen，"repliedYves;"butthatisgivinghimagreatdealoftrouble。"
"I
thinktheskippermayberight，"saidAramis;"letustrytheopen—airpassage。"
"Themoreso，monseigneur，"continuedthefisher
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