Cinq Mars, v1

me parla ainsi.-

was at its height. He therefore remained on horseback with his four servants in a small, dark street that led into the main thoroughfare, whence he could see all that passed. No one at first paid any attention to him; but when public curiosity had no other aliment, he became an object of general interest. Weary of so many strange scenes, the inhabitants looked upon hi

emed that the question had favorably changed for him the minds of all who heard him. Moreover, chance had served him well in his choice; the

eremonious courtesy of the time. Cinq-Mars remounted his black horse, and pass

ents, for a moment see the good and kind clergyman who brought me up; even

to him; it was so narrow that the knee-pieces of his boots touched the wall on each side. At the end of the

ittle short, fat man, with a very red face, dressed in black, with a large white ruff, and riding-b

life dearly!"

said his pupil, taking h

ke haste within, my dear boy, with your people. I took you for the archers of Laubardemont, and, faith, I intended to take a part somewhat out of my line. You see the horses in the courtyard there; they will convey me to Italy,

the points of his boots, so as to attain the middle of his pupil's breast. He then hurried him into a small room,

ent them? Alas, merciful Heaven! is this the first spectacle my dear pupil is to see? And you at that delightful period of life when friendship, love, confidence, should alo

pressing affectionately both hands of the young travell

t appears to me simply ridiculous; and I swear that I do not a whit the less on its account love that human race

in to you all that matter; but answ

, where the Cardinal-Duk

ng

d the tears rising to his eyes; "My poor child! they will destroy him! Ah, mon Dieu! what part would they have him play there? What would they do with him? Ah, who will protect thee, my son,

up at the ceiling; "but I suppose it will be the Car

nfortunate affair? Alas, I should be perilous to you; I must, on the contrary, conceal myself. But you will have Monsieur de Thou near you, my son, will you not?" said he, trying t

you may depend upon my t

e ceased to

o write to him, have y

alf smi

him once, and again yesterday, to inform hi

imself desired

the Cardinal-Duke to his mother, and h

fter all. It looks promising; a captain of the guards at twenty

s own thoughts, fell upon the neck of the Abbe and embraced him, as if th

k, his reflections, and his gravity. He coughed often and shook his head; and Cinq-Mars, not v

down, and in a mournful

r us to divine, but which he himself has traced out in the deepest recesses of his mind. He wishes to educate you for this; he wishes to drill you into it. Allow me the expression in consideration of its accuracy, and think seriously of it when the time shall come. But I am inclined to believe that, as matters are, you would do well to follow up this vein in the great mine of State; in this way high fortunes have begun. You must only take heed not to be

g nothing in the second part but a narrative more or less interesting, closed

ace, although it be a sad experience you shall have acquired; but it will supply what I may not have formerly told you of the wickedn

been intercepted,"

aptains of our time are not ashamed. Always, while you wear a sword, remember that you hold it for the service of God. But at the same time, when you are among men, avoid being deceived by the hypocrite. He will encompass you, my son; he will assail you on the vulnerable side of your ingenuous heart, in addressing your religion; and seeing the extravagance of his affected ze

s be possible?" exclaimed Henr

you derive from the Marechal, your father; curb it, or you are lost. These little ebullitions of passion give but slight satisfaction, and bring about great misfortunes. I have observed you give way to them too much. Oh, did you but know the advantage that a calm temper gives one over men! The ancients stamped it on the forehead of the divinity as his finest attribute, since it shows that he is

ng his pupil's head affectionate

ncan, a learned and upright man, but somewhat of a scoffer, took it into his head to pull a cord he discovered fastened to a column like a bell-rope, and which hung down just close to the referendary's head; whereupon they called him a Huguenot, and I am satisfied that if Marechal de Breze were not his protector, it would have gone ill with him. The Comte du Lude then came forward with his customary 'sang-froid', and begged the exorcists to perform before him. Father Lactantius, the Capuchin with the dark visage and hard look, proceeded with Sister Agnes and Sister Claire; he raised both his hands, looking at them as a serpent would look at two dogs, and cried in a terrible voice, 'Quis to misit, Diabole?' and the two sisters answered, as with one voice, 'Urbanus.' He was about to continue, when Monsieur du Lude, taking out of his pocket, with an air of veneration, a small gold box, said that he had in it a relic left by his ancestors, and that though not doubting the fact of the possession, he wished to test it. Father Lac

powerful, then?"

t he is provided with an order in council directing him to judge, without being deterred by any appeals lodged i

s?" asked the young man,

for the beautiful Madeleine de Brou. This girl had refused to marry, and wished to take the veil. May that veil have concealed from her the spectacle of this day! The eloquence of Grandier and his angelic beauty drove the women half mad; they came miles and miles to hear him. I have seen them swoon during his sermons; they declared him an angel, and touched his garment and kissed his hands when he descen

than a graver one under the same circumstances, for it seemed as if it bade defiance to sadness. Cinq-Mars, even more moved, pr

e examiners of these pretended exorcists, drove the prophets away and shut up their hell. But, humiliated by the publicity of the result, annoyed at seeing Grandier kindly received by our good King when he threw himself at his feet at Paris, they saw that if he triumphed they were lost, and would be universally regarded as impostors. Already the convent of the Ursulines w

morning. During a temporary eclipse of the Cardinal, a satire appeared, issuing from the planetary system of the Queen; it was called, 'La cordonniere de la seine-mere'. Its tone and language were vulgar; but it contained things so insulting about the birth and person of the Cardinal that the enemies of the minister took it up and gave it a publicity which irritated him. It revealed, it is said, many intrigues and mysteries which he had deemed impenetrable. He read this anonymous work, and desired to know its author. It was just at this time that the Capuchins of this town wrote to Father Joseph that a constant correspondence be

the lips of the good Abbe as

this matter will g

hism. It is a culpable production, doubtless, and the love which dictated it, however pure it may be, is an enormous sin in a man consecrated to God alone; but this poor priest was far from wishing to encourage heresy, and it was simply, they say, to appease the remorse of Mademoiselle de Brou that he composed the work. It was so evident that his real faults would

from beyond the wall of the courtyard; th

of a woman," sa

s. "What is it?" he asked his people, w

hat they heard

no noise." He then shut the window,

soul; some calamity has happened. Ah, holy Virgin! it has so agitated me that I can talk with you no more. Why

a kiss upon his head that he had been blessed

your people and horses here; wrap yourself in a cloak, and go; I have muc

other, and Henri quitted the house. The Abby, stil

nt him with his hands one more paternal b