Part 168 (1/2)
”We will be his guards, entleentlenan shall not leave us”
The Chevalier de Rochefort cast a glance backward, and saw that Porthos and Araate; he understood that he was completely at the mercy of these four nan will surrender his sword to me and join his word to yours, I shall be satisfied with your proneur the Cardinal”
”You have my word, monsieur, and here is my sword”
”This suits me the better,” said Rochefort, ”as I wish to continueMilady,” said Athos, coolly, ”it is useless; you will not find her”
”What has becoerly
”Return to camp and you shall know”
Rochefort reht; then, as they were only a day's journey fro, he resolved to follow the advice of Athos and go with thee of watching his prisoner
They resumed their route
On the morrow, at three o'clock in the afternoon, they arrived at Surgeres The cardinal there awaited Louis XIII The ed nu each other upon the fortunate chance which had freed France froainst her After which, the cardinal, who had been infornan was arrested and as anxious to see hi him to come the next day to view the work already done upon the dyke
On returning in the evening to his quarters at the bridge of La Pierre, the cardinal found, standing before the house he occupied, d'Artagnan, without his sword, and the three Musketeers armed
This time, as he ell attended, he looked at thenan to follow hinan obeyed
”We shall wait for you, d'Artagnan,” said Athos, loud enough for the cardinal to hear him
His Eminence bent his brow, stopped for an instant, and then kept on his ithout uttering a single word
D'Artagnan entered after the cardinal, and behind d'Artagnan the door was guarded
His Eminence entered the chan to Rochefort to bring in the young Musketeer
Rochefort obeyed and retired
D'Artagnan remained alone in front of the cardinal; this was his second intervieith Richelieu, and he afterward confessed that he felt well assured it would be his last
Richelieu reainst the nan
”Monsieur,” said the cardinal, ”you have been arrested by neur”
”Do you knohy?”