THE THREE MUSKERTEERS ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 12 Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ nổi tiếng với những từ vựng nâng cao chuyên ngành văn chương. Nhằm giúp các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh . | THE THREE MUSKERTEERS ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 12 12. George Villiers Duke Of Buckingham Mme. Bonacieux and the duke entered the Louvre without difficulty. Mme. Bonacieux was known to belong to the queen the duke wore the uniform of the Musketeers of M. de Treville who as we have said were that evening on guard. Besides Germain was in the interests of the queen and if anything should happen Mme. Bonacieux would be accused of having introduced her lover into the Louvre that was all. She took the risk upon herself. Her reputation would be lost it is true but of what value in the world was the reputation of the little wife of a mercer Once within the interior of the court the duke and the young woman followed the wall for the space of about twenty-five steps. This space passed Mme. Bonacieux pushed a little servants door open by day but generally closed at night. The door yielded. Both entered and found themselves in darkness but Mme. Bonacieux was acquainted with all the turnings and windings of this part of the Louvre appropriated for the people of the household. She closed the door after her took the duke by the hand and after a few experimental steps grasped a balustrade put her foot upon the bottom step and began to ascend the staircase. The duke counted two stories. She then turned to the right followed the course of a long corridor descended a flight went a few steps farther introduced a key into a lock opened a door and pushed the duke into an apartment lighted only by a lamp saying Remain here my Lord Duke someone will come. She then went out by the same door which she locked so that the duke found himself literally a prisoner. Nevertheless isolated as he was we must say that the Duke of Buckingham did not experience an instant of fear. One of the salient points of his character was the search for adventures and a love of romance. Brave rash and enterprising this was not the first time he had risked his life in such attempts. He had learned that the pretended
