Chapter 32 Chapter Thirty Milady

D'Artagnan followed Milady without being noticed by her.He saw her get into the magnificent carriage, and heard her tell the driver to go to Saint-Germain. It was of course useless to try to chase the carriage of the two horses on foot, so d'Artagnan returned to the Rue Ferroud. In the rue de Seine he came across Planchet stopped in front of a patisserie, contemplating a mouth-watering brioche. He told Planchet to go to M. de Treville's stable to get two horses, one for him d'Artagnan and one for him, and when they were ready, go to Athos's house to find him.M. de Treville had declared that the horses in his stable were available to d'Artagnan at any time.

Planchet turned towards the Rue Vieux Cote; d'Artagnan towards the Rue Ferroud.Athos happened to be at home, with a bottle of Spanish wine brought from Picardy in front of him, and he drank sullenly to himself.He gestured to Grimaud to bring d'Artagnan a glass.Grimmer was as obedient as ever. D'Arthos explained to Athos what had happened in the church between Porthos and his wife, and why their companions might have been buying equipment. I, said Athos, after hearing this presentation, was in no hurry at all, and certainly did not need a woman's money to buy me a saddle. But, my dear Athos, even a princess or queen cannot escape the arrows of your love, even a princess or queen, with such a gallant and courteous grand lord as you.

How young this d'Artagnan is!Athos shrugged his shoulders and said. He beckoned to Grimaud for another bottle of wine. At this moment, Planchet put his head timidly through the half-closed door, and announced to his master that the two horses were ready. What horse?asked Athos. M. de Treville has lent me two horses for a ride, and I intend to ride them to Saint-Germain. What are you doing at Saint-Germain?asked Athos again. Then d'Arthos told Athos that he had accidentally seen the woman again in the church, and how that woman and the gentleman with the black cloak and the scar at the sideburns had become his thoughts forever. people.

That is to say, you fell in love with her as you fell in love with Madame Bonacieur.said Athos, shrugging his shoulders contemptuously, as if human weakness made him deplorable. Me, nothing at all!"I'm just curious," said d'Artagnan, raising his voice, to understand why she seemed so mysterious.Although I don't know her, and she doesn't know me, I don't know why, but I feel that this woman will have an impact on my life. All in all, you have your reasons.I, said Athos, never knew a woman who was lost and worth finding.Madame Bonasseur is missing, and she deserves it!Who cares if she can't find it!

No, Athos, no, you are mistaken.Said d'Artagnan, I love my poor Constance more than ever.If I knew where she was, even at the ends of the earth, I would save her from her enemies.However, I don't know where she is at all, and I have searched for it to no avail.What do you call me, I should relax. Go and relax with Milady, my dear d'Artagnan.I sincerely hope you are happy, if it is possible. Listen to me, Athos, said D'Artagnan, instead of being locked up at home like a confinement, you might as well ride a horse and go for a walk with me to Saint-Germain. My dear, answered Athos, I ride when I have a horse, and walk when I don't have one.

Well, me, d'Artagnan only smiled at the solitary nature of Athos; he must have felt hurt by any other person.Me, I'm not as arrogant as you, I ride whatever I find.See you later, dear Athos. See you later.The Musketeer answered, calling to Grimaud to open the bottle of wine which he had just brought. D'Artagnan and Planchet mounted their horses and galloped to Saint-Germain. Along the way the young man remembered what Athos had said about Madame Bonacieur.Although DArtagnan was not sentimental by nature, the beautiful Mrs. Clothing Merchant did leave a deep impression on him.As he said, in order to find her, he was going to go to the ends of the earth.However, the earth itself is round, and there are so many ends of the world, he doesn't know which way to go.

Right now, he was going to try his best to find out the details of Milady.Milady had spoken to the man in the black cloak, so she knew him.And d'Artagnan believed that it was the man in the black cloak who had kidnapped Madame Bonacieur, whether it was the second or the first time.Therefore, when d'Artagnan said that he was looking for Milady, he was also looking for Constance, he was really not lying, at best it was only half false. D'Artagnan thought this way all the way, stabbed his horse with spurs from time to time, and soon finished the whole journey and arrived at Saint-Germain.He walked around the small building where Louis XIV was born ten years later, walked through a deserted street, and kept looking left and right, trying to find the trace of the English beauty.At this time, a beautiful house caught his eyes.As was customary at the time, the house did not have any windows facing the street.He looked towards the residential building and saw a familiar face appearing on the first floor, walking up and down on a flower-growing balcony.Planchet was the first to recognize him.

Why!Monsieur, he said to d'Artagnan, don't you remember that man who was looking at something? I don't remember, but I'm sure it's not the first time I've seen that face. I believe I am not mistaken, said Planchet, that is poor Lupin, servant of the Comte de Valdes.Count Walder is the man you picked up at Calais a month ago on the way to the Harbor Overseer's villa. oh!right.said d'Artagnan, now I recognize it.Do you think he still recognizes you? To tell the truth, sir, he was in such a panic that I don't think he can remember me very well. Hey, go over and talk to that kid, and find out if his master is dead by the way.

Plann got off his horse and went straight to Lupin.Lu Ban really didn't know him anymore.The two followers chatted very speculatively.D'Artagnan led the two horses into an alley, walked round the house, and stood behind a hedge of hazel, listening to the gossip of the two footmen. He watched for a while behind the fence, when suddenly he heard the sound of a carriage, and saw Milady's luxurious carriage stop opposite him.He was absolutely right.Milady sat in the carriage.D'Artagnan put his head on the horse's neck so that he could see everything without being seen himself.

Milady poked out her beautiful blond head from the car door, and gave some instructions to the maid. The maid is a beautiful girl of twenty-one or two years old, smart and lively, and she is the maid of a real noble lady.She jumped down from her habitual seat on the running board of the carriage door, and went to the balcony where d'Artagnan had seen Lupin. D'Artagnan stared at the maid, and saw her go to the balcony.But it just so happened that at this moment, someone in the room called Lu Ban in.Planchet, therefore, was alone on the balcony, looking about to see where d'Artagnan had gone.

Mistaking Planchet for Lupin, the maid came up to him and handed him a note. Give it to your master.she said. Give it to my master?Planchet repeated in astonishment. Yes, it's urgent, take it quickly. Presently she ran back to the carriage.The carriage has turned around in the direction it came from.The maid jumped on the pedal and the car moved away. Planchet turned the note over and over again, and, accustomed to blind obedience, jumped off the balcony, crossed the alley, and found D'Artagnan at twenty paces. D'Artagnan saw it all, and was approaching him. For you, sir.Planchet handed the note to the young man. for me?asked d'Artagnan, are you sure? certainly!It's definitely for you.The maid said: Leave it to your master.I have only you as my master! To be honest, that maid is really a beautiful little girl! D'Artagnan opened the letter and read these words: Someone who can't tell how much she cares about you wants to know when you'll be able to go for a walk in the woods.Tomorrow a servant in black and white will be waiting for your reply at the Golden Carpet Garden. Ha ha!D'Artagnan laughed, feeling a little overwhelmed.Milady and I seem to be concerned for the health of the same person!Well, Planchet, how is the good Mr. Wald?he is not dead? Not dead, sir, he's in good health enough to take four more blows, though you've done this gentleman four times without reproach, and he's still weak.Luban, as I said to my husband just now, he no longer knows me, and told me about our encounter in detail. Very well, Planchet.You are the king of minions.Now let's get on the horses and catch up with the four-wheeled carriage. They didn't run for long, and after five minutes, they saw the car parked on the side of the road, and a gorgeously dressed man was standing at the door of the car on a horse. Milady and the horseman were talking, so excited on both sides, that even d'Artagnan stopped on the other side of the carriage, and was not noticed by anyone but the pretty maid. They were talking in English, which D'Artagnan could not understand at all.But from the tone of their voices, the young man heard that the English beauty was angry, especially when she ended the conversation, so that D'Artagnan no longer had any doubts about the nature of the conversation: She waved the fan in her hand and hit it hard, and the female object shattered. The rider laughed, as if to exasperate Milady even more. D'Artagnan thought he could intervene, so he walked to the other side of the car door, took off his hat respectfully and said: madam, can i help youThe man on horseback seems to be annoyed at you.At your command, madam, I will punish him for his insolence. At his voice, Milady turned her head, looked at the young man in surprise, and when he had finished speaking, said in perfect French: Sir, if the man with whom I quarreled was not my brother, I would wholeheartedly accept your protection. oh!That's right.I am sorry, said d'Artagnan, but I do not know that, but you must understand, madame. What is this daredevil minding?cried the rider, whom Milady called brother, stooping towards the door, why didn't he go his way? You are the daredevil!D'Artagnan also bowed his head from the horse's neck, and replied through the car door, I will not go my way because I like to stay here. The rider said something to his sister in English. I speak to you in French, said d'Artagnan, and please do me the favor of speaking to me also in French.You are the lady's brother, well, but fortunately you are not mine. You may think that Milady is as timid and timid as ordinary women. Seeing these two people provoke each other, she will definitely come forward to dissuade them and prevent them from quarreling.However, the situation was just the opposite. She leaned back into the car and said coldly to the driver: go home quickly! The pretty maid gave d'Artagnan an anxious look, and d'Artagnan's kind face seemed to have left a good impression on her. The car drove away, leaving the two men facing each other, with nothing separating them anymore. The rider urged his horse to give chase, but D'Artagnan's already burning anger was all the more irresistible, for he recognized the man who had won his horse at Amiens, and almost got it from Athos. The Englishman who won his diamond ring.He rushed forward and grabbed the Englishman's reins to stop him. Hello!Sir, he said, I think you are more rash than I am, because I think you seem to have forgotten a little quarrel that has begun between us. oh!oh!The Englishman said, so it is you, sir, do you want to play a game or something with me again? Yes, I think I should go through the book again.D'Artagnan replied, Let us see, my dear Monsieur, whether you play with your sword as skillfully as you play with a cup at dice. You see I don't have a sword, said the Englishman, do you want to pretend to be a hero in front of a defenseless man? I suppose you always have them at home.D'Artagnan replied, in any case, I have two here, and if you like, I can give you one, and let's play. No, said the Englishman, I have plenty of such things.Well, my lord, said d'Artagnan, choose the longest one, and show it to me this evening. Where is it please? Behind the Luxembourg Gardens.It's a good place for the kind of walks I suggest to you. OK, I will definitely go. What time do you go? six o'clock. By the way, you probably have a friend or two, right? I have three friends who would be honored to come and play with me. three?great!What a coincidence!I happen to have three friends, said d'Artagnan. Now who are you?asked the Englishman. My lord d'Artagnan, gentleman of Gascony, member of the cavaliers of Essald.What about you? Me, my humble Lord Winter, and Lord Sheffield. Very well, my lord is your servant, Monsieur Baronet, said d'Artagnan, though you have two names which are difficult to remember. After all, he spurred the horse and galloped in the direction of Paris. D'Artagnan, as usual in such cases, went straight to the gate of Athos and dismounted. He saw Athos sleeping on a sofa bed, as he said himself, waiting for the equipment to come to him. D'Artagnan related to Athos all that had just happened, but he did not mention the letter which M. de Valdes had received. Athos was very glad when he heard that he was going to fight an Englishman.We said it was his dream job. They immediately sent their servants to fetch Porthos and Aramis and tell them both about the situation. Porthos drew his sword, practiced facing the wall, took a few stabs and stepped back, and bent his knees like a dancer.Aramis was still conceiving his poem, so he went into Athos' chamber and closed the door, asking others not to disturb him until he was in battle. Athos, with a wink, told Grimer to fetch a bottle of wine. As for d'Artagnan, he had a little plan in his private mind.We'll see this plan in action a little later; and if it succeeds, he'll have a nice venture to pull off.This can be seen from the imaginative smile on his face from time to time.