The Anjou Wine

           Afterthemostdishearteningnewsoftheking’shealth,areportofhisconvalescencebegantoprevailinthecamp;andashewasveryanxioustobeinpersonatthesiege,itwassaidthatassoonashecouldmountahorsehewouldsetforward.

           Meantime,Monsieur,whoknewthatfromonedaytotheotherhemightexpecttoberemovedfromhiscommandbytheDucd’Angouleme,byBassompierre,orbySchomberg,whowerealleagerforhispost,didbutlittle,losthisdaysinwavering,anddidnotdaretoattemptanygreatenterprisetodrivetheEnglishfromtheIsleofRe,wheretheystillbesiegedthecitadelSt.MartinandthefortofLaPree,asontheirsidetheFrenchwerebesiegingLaRochelle.

           D’Artagnan,aswehavesaid,hadbecomemoretranquil,asalwayshappensafterapastdanger,particularlywhenthedangerseemstohavevanished.Heonlyfeltoneuneasiness,andthatwasatnothearinganytidingsfromhisfriends.

           ButonemorningatthecommencementofthemonthofNovembereverythingwasexplainedtohimbythisletter,datedfromVilleroy:

           M.d’Artagnan,

           MM.Athos,Porthos,andAramis,afterhavinghadanentertainmentatmyhouseandenjoyingthemselvesverymuch,createdsuchadisturbancethattheprovostofthecastle,arigidman,hasorderedthemtobeconfinedforsomedays;butIaccomplishtheordertheyhavegivenmebyforwardingtoyouadozenbottlesofmyAnjouwine,withwhichtheyaremuchpleased.Theyaredesirousthatyoushoulddrinktotheirhealthintheirfavoritewine.

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