Part 68 (2/2)

”I believe you possess every virtue, mademoiselle; frankness as well as every other; I entreat you, therefore, to say frankly what you think of these bracelets?”

”That they are beautiful, sire, and cannot be offered to any other than a queen”

”I ahted that such is your opinion, s your acceptance of the terror, La Valliere eagerly held out the casket to the king, the king gently pushed back her tre hand

A silence of astonishned in the assembly

And yet, from the side where the queens were, no one had heard what he had said, nor understood what he had done A charitable friend, however, took upon herself to spread the news; it was Tonnay-Charente, to whon to approach

”Good heavens!” explained Tonnay-Charente, ”how happy that La Valliere is! the king has just given her the bracelets”

Madaree that the blood appeared upon the surface of the skin The young queen looked first at La Valliere and then at Madah Anne of Austria rested her chin upon her beautiful white hand, and re time absorbed by a presenti which stung her heart De Guiche, observing Madae of color, abruptly quitted the assembly and disappeared Malicorne was then able to approach Montalais very quietly, and under cover of the general din of conversation, said to her: ”Aure, your fortune and our future are standing at your elbow”

”Yes,” was her reply, as she tenderly ele

End of Ten Years Later The next text in the series is Louise de la Valliere

Footnotes:

1 (return) [ In the three-voluelonne, ends here]

2 (return) [ In most other editions, the previous chapter and the next are usually conan calls De Wardes to account”]

3 (return) [ Du chapters occurred in 1661]

4 (return) [ In the five-volume edition, Volume 2 ends here]

5 (return) [ The verses in this chapter have been re-written to give the flavor of the A more literal translation would look like this: ”Guiche is the furnisher Of the e; Montalais and-”

It would be h, to say ”baited” rather than ”stocked” in the second couplet]

6 (return) [ The Latin translates to ”The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak”]

7 (return) [ ”Ad loriareater glory of God”]

8 (return) [ ”In the presence of these n you shall conquer”]

10 (return) [ ”It rained all night long; the games will be held tomorrow”]

11 (return) [ ”Lord, I am not worthy”]