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Hardly had the ladder been properly placed
Hardly had the ladder been properly placed than the
king began to ascend.
—Page 155
. THE WORKS OF ALEXANDRE DUMAS THE VICOMTE DE BRAGELONNE OR TEN YEARS LATER BEING THE COMPLETION OF "THE THREE MUSKETEERS" AND "TWENTY YEARS AFTER" PART II

Copiously Illustrated with elegant Pen and Ink and Wood Engravings, specially drawn for this edition by eminent French and American Artists.

COMPLETE IN NINE VOLUMES VOLUME FOUR

NEW YORK
PETER FENELON COLLIER, PUBLISHER.
1893



CONTENTS. CHAPTER I.—Showing what neither the Naiad nor Dryad had anticipated CHAPTER II.—The new General of the Jesuits CHAPTER III.—The Storm CHAPTER IV.—The Shower of Rain CHAPTER V.—Toby CHAPTER VI.—Madame's four Chances CHAPTER VII.—The Lottery CHAPTER VIII.—Malaga CHAPTER IX.—A Letter from M. de Baisemeaux CHAPTER X.—In which the Reader will be delighted to find that Porthos has lost nothing of his Strength CHAPTER XI.—The Rat and the Cheese CHAPTER XII.—Planchet's Country-House CHAPTER XIII.—Showing what could be seen from Planchet's House CHAPTER XIV.—How Porthos, Trďż˝chen, and Planchet parted with each other on friendly terms, thanks to D'Artagnan CHAPTER XV.—The Presentation of Porthos at Court CHAPTER XVI.—Explanations CHAPTER XVII.—Madame and Guiche CHAPTER XVIII.—Montalais and Malicorne CHAPTER XIX.—How De Wardes was received at Court CHAPTER XX.—The Combat CHAPTER XXI.—The King's Supper CHAPTER XXII.—After Supper CHAPTER XXIII.—Showing in what way D'Artagnan discharged the Mission with which the King had intrusted him CHAPTER XXIV.—The Encounter CHAPTER XXV.—The Physician CHAPTER XXVI.—Wherein D'Artagnan perceives that it was he who was mistaken, and Manicamp who was right CHAPTER XXVII.—Showing the advantage of having two Strings to one's Bow CHAPTER XXVIII.—M. Malicorne the Keeper of the Records of the Realm of France CHAPTER XXIX.—The Journey CHAPTER XXX.—Triumfeminate CHAPTER XXXI.—The First Quarrel CHAPTER XXXII.—Despair CHAPTER XXXIII.—The Flight CHAPTER XXXIV.—Showing how Louis, on his side, had passed the time from Ten to half-past Twelve at Night CHAPTER XXXV.—The Ambassadors CHAPTER XXXVI.—Chaillot CHAPTER XXXVII.—Madame CHAPTER XXXVIII.—Mademoiselle de la Valliere's Pocket-Handkerchief CHAPTER XXXIX.—Which treats of Gardeners, of Ladders, and Maids of Honor CHAPTER XL.—Which treats of Carpentry Operations, and furnishes Details upon the Mode of constructing Staircases CHAPTER XLI.—The Promenade by Torchlight CHAPTER XLII.—The Apparition CHAPTER XLIII.—The Portrait CHAPTER XLIV.—Hampton Court CHAPTER XLV.—The Courier from Madame CHAPTER XLVI.—Saint-Aignan follows Malicorne's Advice CHAPTER XLVII.—Two Old Friends CHAPTER XLVIII.— Wherein may be seen that a Bargain which cannot be made with one Person, can be carried out with Another CHAPTER XLIX.—The Skin of the Bear CHAPTER L.—An Interview with the Queen-Mother CHAPTER LI.—Two Friends CHAPTER LII.—How Jean de la Fontaine wrote his first Tale CHAPTER LIII.—La Fontaine in the Character of a Negotiator CHAPTER LIV.—Madame de Belliere's Plate and Diamonds CHAPTER LV.—M. de Mazarin's Receipt CHAPTER LVI.—Monsieur Colbert's rough Draft CHAPTER LVII.—In which the Author thinks it is now time to return to the Vicomte de Bragelonne CHAPTER LVIII.—Bragelonne continues his Inquiries CHAPTER LIX.—Two Jealousies CHAPTER LX.—A Domiciliary Visit CHAPTER LXI.—Porthos' Plan of Action CHAPTER LXII.—The Change of Residence, the Trap-Door, and the Portrait CHAPTER LXIII.—Rival Politics CHAPTER LXIV.—Rival Affections CHAPTER LXV.—King and Nobility CHAPTER LXVI.—After the Storm CHAPTER LXVII.—Heu! Miser! CHAPTER LXVIII.— Wounds upon Wounds CHAPTER LXIX.—What Raoul had Guessed CHAPTER LXX.—Three Guests astonished to find themselves at Supper together CHAPTER LXXI.—What took place at the Louvre during the Supper at the Bastille CHAPTER LXXII.—Political Rivals CHAPTER LXXIII.—In which Porthos is convinced without having understood anything CHAPTER LXXIV.—M. de Baisemeaux's "Society" CHAPTER LXXV.—The Prisoner CHAPTER LXXVI.—How Mouston had become fatter without giving Porthos notice thereof, and of the Troubles which consequently befell that worthy Gentleman CHAPTER LXXVII.—Who Messire John Percerin was CHAPTER LXXVIII.—The Patterns CHAPTER LXXIX.—Where, probably, Moliere formed his first Idea of the Bourgeois Gentilhomme CHAPTER LXXX.—The Beehive, the Bees, and the Honey CHAPTER LXXXI.—Another Supper at the Bastille CHAPTER LXXXII.—The General of the Order CHAPTER LXXXIII.—The Tempter CHAPTER LXXXIV.—Crown and Tiara CHAPTER LXXXV.—The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte CHAPTER LXXXVI.—The Wine of Melun CHAPTER LXXXVII.—Nectar and Ambrosia CHAPTER LXXXVIII.—A Gascon, and a Gascon and a half CHAPTER LXXXIX.—Colbert CHAPTER XC.—Jealousy CHAPTER XCI.—High Treason CHAPTER XCII.—A Night at the Bastille CHAPTER XCIII.—The Shadow of M. Fouquet CHAPTER XCIV.—The Morning CHAPTER XCV.—The King's Friend CHAPTER XCVI.—Showing how the Countersign was respected at the Bastille CHAPTER XCVII.—The King's Gratitude CHAPTER XCVIII.—The False King CHAPTER XCIX.—In which Porthos thinks he is pursuing a Duchy CHAPTER C.—The Last Adieux CHAPTER CI.—Monsieur de Beaufort CHAPTER CII.—Preparations for Departure CHAPTER CIII.—Planchet's Inventory CHAPTER CIV.—The Inventory of M. de Beaufort CHAPTER CV.—The Silver Dish CHAPTER CVI.—Captive and Jailers CHAPTER CVII.—Promises CHAPTER CVIII.—Among Women CHAPTER CIX.—The Last Supper CHAPTER CX.—In the Carriage of M. Colbert CHAPTER CXI.—The Two Lighters CHAPTER CXII.—Friendly Advice CHAPTER CXIII.—How the King, Louis XIV., played his little Part CHAPTER CXIV.—The White Horse and the Black Horse CHAPTER CXV.—In which the Squirrel falls--in which the Adder flies CHAPTER CXVI.—Belle-Isle-en-Mer CHAPTER CXVII.—The Explanations of Aramis CHAPTER CXVIII.—Result of the Ideas of the King, and the Ideas of D'Artagnan CHAPTER CXIX.—The Ancestors of Porthos CHAPTER CXX.—The Son of Biscarrat CHAPTER CXXI.—The Grotto of Locmaria CHAPTER CXXII.—The Grotto CHAPTER CXXIII.—An Homeric Song CHAPTER CXXIV.—The Death of a Titan CHAPTER CXXV.—The Epitaph of Porthos CHAPTER CXXVI.—The Round of M. de Gesvres CHAPTER CXXVII.—King Louis XIV. CHAPTER CXXVIII.—The Friends of M. Fouquet CHAPTER CXXIX.—Porthos' Will CHAPTER CXXX.—The Old Age of Athos CHAPTER CXXXI.—The Vision of Athos CHAPTER CXXXII.—The Angel of Death CHAPTER CXXXIII.—The Bulletin CHAPTER CXXXIV.—The last Canto of the Poem   EPILOGUE. The Death of D'Artagnan



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS I.—Frontispiece.—Hardly had the ladder been properly placed than the king began to ascend. II.—As the rain dripped more and more through the foliage of the oak, the king held his hat over the head of the young girl. III.—D'Artagnan, reclining upon an immense straight-backed chair, with his legs not stretched out, but simply placed upon a stool, formed an angle of the most obtuse form that could possibly be seen. IV.—De Guiche turned round also, and, at the moment the horse was quiet again, he fired, and the ball carried off De Wardes' hat from his head. V.—Athos broke his sword across his knee, slowly placed the two pieces upon the floor, and saluting the king, who was almost choking from rage and shame, he quitted the cabinet. VI.—Raoul, presenting his pistol, threw himself on the leader, commanding the coachman to stop. VII.—Aramis saw that the young man was stretched upon his bed, his face half-concealed by his arms. VIII.—"You will look through the opening, which answers to one of the false windows made in the dome of the king's apartment. Can you see?" IX.—"What is this, monsieur, and what is the meaning of this jest?" "It is no jest," replied in a deep voice the masked figure that held the lantern. X.—The king entered into the cell without pronouncing a single word: he was pale and haggard. XI.—They saw, by the red flashes of the lightning against the violet fog which the wind stamped upon the bankward sky, they saw pass gravely at six paces behind the governor, a man clothed in black and masked by a visor of polished steel, soldered to a helmet of the same nature, which altogether enveloped the whole of his head. XII.—The deathbed of Athos—"Here I am!"



THE VICOMTE DE BRAGELONNE. (PART II.)



CHAPTER I. SHOWING WHAT NEITHER THE NAIAD NOR DRYAD HAD ANTICIPATED.

Saint-Aignan stopped at the foot of the staircase which led to the entresol, where the maids of honor were lodged, and to the first floor, where Madame's apartments were situated. Then, by means of one of the servants who was passing, he sent to apprise Malicorne, who was still with Monsieur. After having waited ten minutes, Malicorne arrived, looking full of suspicion and importance. The king drew back toward the darkest part of the vestibule. Saint-Aignan, on the contrary, advanced to meet him, but at the first words, indicating his wish, Malicorne drew back abruptly.

"Oh! oh!" he said, "you want me to introduce you into the rooms of the maids of honor?"

"Yes."

"You know very well that I cannot do anything of the kind, without being made acquainted with your object."

"Unfortunately, my dear Monsieur Malicorne, it is quite impossible for me to give you any explanation: you must therefore confide in me as in a friend who got you out of a great difficulty yesterday, and who now begs you to draw him out of one to-day."

"Yet, I told you, monsieur, what my object was; that my object was not to sleep out in the open air, and any man might express the same wish, while you, however, admit nothing."

"Believe me, my dear Monsieur Malicorne," Saint-Aignan persisted, "that if I were permitted to explain myself, I would do so."

"In that case, my dear monsieur, it is impossible for me to allow you to enter Mademoiselle de Montalais's apartment."

"Why so?"

"You know why better than any one else, since you caught me on the wall paying my addresses to Mademoiselle de Montalais; it would, therefore, be an excess of kindness, on my part, you will admit, since I am paying my attentions to her, to open the door of her room to you."

"But who told you it was on her account I asked you for the key?"

"For whom, then?"

"She does not lodge there alone, I suppose?"

"No, certainly; for Mademoiselle de la Valliere shares her rooms with her; but, really, you have nothing more to do with Mademoiselle de la Valliere than with Mademoiselle de Montalais, and there are only two men to whom I would give this key; to M. de Bragelonne, if he begged me to give it him, and to the king if he ordered me to do so."

"In that case, give me the key, monsieur, I order you to do so," said the king, advancing from the obscurity, and partially opening his cloak. "Mademoiselle de Montalais will step down to talk with you, while we go upstairs to Mademoiselle de la Valliere, for, in fact, it is she only whom we require."

"The king," exclaimed Malicorne, bowing down to the very ground.

"Yes, the king," said Louis, smiling, "the king, who is as pleased with your[Pg 6] resistance as with your capitulation. Rise, monsieur, and render us the service we request of you."

"I obey your majesty," said Malicorne, leading the way up the staircase.

"Get Mademoiselle de Montalais to

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