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A Terrible Vision

           "DoyouhappentoentertainthehaughtyideathatIhavenotyetmadeyouanofferequaltoyourvalue?"askedthecardinal,withasmileofdisdain.

           "Monseigneur,yourEminenceisahundredtimestookindtome;andonthecontrary,IthinkIhavenotprovedmyselfworthyofyourgoodness.ThesiegeofLaRochelleisabouttoberesumed,monseigneur.IshallserveundertheeyeofyourEminence,andifIhavethegoodfortunetoconductmyselfatthesiegeinsuchamannerasmeritsyourattention,thenIshallatleastleavebehindmesomebrilliantactiontojustifytheprotectionwithwhichyouhonorme.Everythingisbestinitstime,monseigneur.Hereafter,perhaps,Ishallhavetherightofgivingmyself;atpresentIshallappeartosellmyself."

           "Thatistosay,yourefusetoserveme,monsieur,"saidthecardinal,withatoneofvexation,throughwhich,however,mightbeseenasortofesteem;"remainfree,then,andguardyourhatredsandyoursympathies."

           "Monseigneur"

           "Well,well,"saidthecardinal,"Idon’twishyouanyill;butyoumustbeawarethatitisquitetroubleenoughtodefendandrecompenseourfriends.Weowenothingtoourenemies;andletmegiveyouapieceofadvice;takecareofyourself,Monsieurd’Artagnan,forfromthemomentIwithdrawmyhandfrombehindyou,Iwouldnotgiveanobolusforyourlife."

           "Iwilltrytodoso,monseigneur,"repliedtheGascon,withanobleconfidence.

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