THE THREE MUSKERTEERS ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 43 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 43 43. The Sign Of The Red Dovecot Meanwhile the king who with more reason than the cardinal showed his hatred for Buckingham although scarcely arrived was in such a haste to meet the enemy that he commanded every disposition to be made to drive the English from the Isle of Re and afterward to press the siege of La Rochelle but notwithstanding his earnest wish he was delayed by the dissensions which broke out between MM. Bassompierre and Schomberg against the Duc d Angouleme. MM. Bassompierre and Schomberg were marshals of France and claimed their right of commanding the army under the orders of the king but the cardinal who feared that Bassompierre a Huguenot at heart might press but feebly the English and Rochellais his brothers in religion supported the Duc d Angouleme whom the king at his instigation had named lieutenant general. The result was that to prevent MM. Bassompierre and Schomberg from deserting the army a separate command had to be given to each. Bassompierre took up his quarters on the north of the city between Leu and Dompierre the Duc d angouleme on the east from Dompierre to Perigny and M. de Schomberg on the south from Perigny to Angoutin. The quarters of Monsieur were at Dompierre the quarters of the king were sometimes at Estree sometimes at Jarrie the cardinal s quarters were upon the downs at the bridge of La Pierre in a simple house without any entrenchment. So that Monsieur watched Bassompierre the king the Duc d Angouleme and the cardinal M. de Schomberg. As soon as this organization was established they set about driving the English from the Isle. The juncture was favorable. The English who require above everything good living in order to be good soldiers only eating salt meat and bad biscuit had many invalids in their camp. Still further the sea very rough at this period of the year all along the sea coast destroyed every day some little vessel and the shore from the point of l Aiguillon to
