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Men of the Robe and Men of the Sword

           ThesecondcommissarywasasmuchbewilderedasthefirsthadbeenbythesimpleandfirmdeclarationoftheMusketeer,uponwhomhewasanxioustotaketherevengewhichmenoftherobelikeatalltimestogainovermenofthesword;butthenameofM.deTreville,andthatofM.delaTremouille,commandedalittlereflection.

           Athoswasthensenttothecardinal;butunfortunatelythecardinalwasattheLouvrewiththeking.

           ItwaspreciselyatthismomentthatM.deTreville,onleavingtheresidenceoftheLIEUTENANT-CRIMINELandthegovernoroftheFortl’EvequewithoutbeingabletofindAthos,arrivedatthepalace.

           AscaptainoftheMusketeers,M.deTrevillehadtherightofentryatalltimes.

           Itiswellknownhowviolenttheking’sprejudiceswereagainstthequeen,andhowcarefullytheseprejudiceswerekeptupbythecardinal,whoinaffairsofintriguemistrustedwomeninfinitelymorethanmen.OneofthegrandcausesofthisprejudicewasthefriendshipofAnneofAustriaforMme.deChevreuse.ThesetwowomengavehimmoreuneasinessthanthewarwithSpain,thequarrelwithEngland,ortheembarrassmentofthefinances.Inhiseyesandtohisconviction,Mme.deChevreusenotonlyservedthequeeninherpoliticalintrigues,but,whattormentedhimstillmore,inheramorousintrigues.

           AtthefirstwordthecardinalspokeofMme.deChevreusewho,thoughexiledtoToursandbelievedtobeinthatcity,hadcometoParis,remainedtherefivedays,andoutwittedthepolicethekingflewintoafuriouspassion.

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