by Alexandre Dumas

Name: Twenty Years After — Chapter 88. Shows how with Threat and Pen more is effected than by the Sword
Author: by Alexandre Dumas

Twenty Years After — Chapter 88… (1845)

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“Twenty Years After — Chapter 88. Shows how with Threat and Pen more is effected than by the Sword”, published in 1845, is a work by by Alexandre Dumas. It explores elements such as D'Artagnan, Saint Germain and queen.

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by Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After — Chapter 88… (1845)

“ Mistrust Athos, therefore, who will not prosecute the affairs of any one, even his own. Mistrust Porthos, especially, who, to please the count whom he regards as God on earth, will assist him in contriving Mazarin's escape, if Mazarin has the wit to weep or play the chivalric."
Aramis smiled; his smile was at once cunning and resolute.
"Fear nothing," he said; "I have my conditions to impose. My private ambition tends only to the profit of him who has justice on his side."
"Good!" thought D'Artagnan: "in this direction I am satisfied." He pressed Aramis's hand and went in search of Porthos. ”

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by Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After — Chapter 88… (1845)

“ D'Artagnan started on seeing these tears. Since that period of history queens have shed tears, like other women.
The Gascon shook his head, these tears from royalty melted his heart.
"Madame," he said, kneeling, "look upon the unhappy man at your feet. He begs you to believe that at a gesture of your majesty everything will be possible to him. He has faith in himself; he has faith in his friends; he wishes also to have faith in his queen. And in proof that he fears nothing, that he counts on nothing, he will restore Monsieur de Mazarin to your majesty without conditions. ”

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by Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After — Chapter 88… (1845)

“ There are moments - for if everything is not good, everything in this world is not bad - in which the most rigid and the coldest soul is softened by the tears of strong emotion, heart-arraigning sentiment: one of these momentary impulses actuated Anne. D'Artagnan, when he gave way to his own feelings - which were in accordance with those of the queen - had accomplished more than the most astute diplomacy could have attempted. ”

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by Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After — Chapter 88… (1845)

“ Nay, it must have been a promise."
"A country clown," said Anne of Austria, "people will laugh."
"Let them," answered D'Artagnan. "But I am sure of one thing - that those who laugh at him in his presence will never laugh a second time."
"Here goes the barony." said the queen; she signed a patent.
"Now there remains the chevalier, or the Abbe d'Herblay, as your majesty pleases." ”

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by Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After — Chapter 88… (1845)

“ Anne of Austria cast her eyes upon the treaty that D'Artagnan presented to her.
"I do not see here," she said, "anything but general conditions; the interests of the Prince de Conti or of the Ducs de Beaufort, de Bouillon and d'Elbeuf and of the coadjutor, are herein consulted; but with regard to yours?"
"We do ourselves justice, madame, even in assuming the high position that we have. We do not think ourselves worthy to stand near such great names." ”

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by Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After — Chapter 88… (1845)

“ I believe you, madame, to be a great and powerful queen, and that it will be unworthy of your power and greatness if you do not recompense the arms which will bring back his eminence to Saint Germain. ”

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by Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After — Chapter 88… (1845)

“ Consider, in short, your people who love you and who yet are famished, who have no other wish than to bless you, and who, nevertheless - no, I am wrong, your subjects, madame, will never curse you; say one word to them and all will be ended - peace succeed war, joy tears, and happiness to misfortune! ”

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by Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After — Chapter 88… (1845)

“ Your majesty will do us justice. In doing us justice you will no longer treat us as men of vulgar stamp. You will see in me an ambassador worthy of the high interests he is authorized to discuss with his sovereign. ”

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by Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After — Chapter 88… (1845)

“ Before he could be possibly set free the cardinal would be dead; and indeed, so convinced is he of this, that he entreated me, should I find your majesty disposed to act in this way, to do all I could to induce you to change your resolution."
"Well, then, I will content myself with arresting you!"
"Madame, the possibility of my arrest has been foreseen, and should I not have returned by to-morrow, at a certain hour the next day the cardinal will be brought to Paris and delivered to the parliament."
"It is evident, sir, that your position has kept you out of relation to men and affairs ”

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by Alexandre Dumas, Twenty Years After — Chapter 88… (1845)

“ The Duc de Longueville gained the government of Pont-de-l'Arche, five hundred thousand francs for his wife and the honor of seeing her son held at the baptismal font by the young king and Henrietta of England.
Aramis stipulated that Bazin should officiate at that ceremony and that Planchet should furnish the christening sugar plums. ”

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