THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK 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 MAN IN THE IRON MASK ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 12 The Wine of Melun The King had in point of fact entered Melun with the intention of merely passing through the city. The youthful monarch had an appetite for amusements. Only twice during the journey had he been able to catch a glimpse of La Valliere and suspecting that his only opportunity of speaking to her would be after nightfall in the gardens and after the ceremonial of reception had been gone through he had been very desirous to arrive at Vaux as early as possible. But he reckoned without his captain of the Musketeers and without M. Colbert. Like Calypso who could not be consoled at the departure of Ulysses our Gascon could not console himself for not having guessed why Aramis had asked Percerin to show him the King s new costumes. There is not a doubt he said to himself that my friend the Bishop of Vannes had some motive in that and then he began to rack his brains most uselessly. D Artagnan so intimately acquainted with all the court intrigues who knew the position of Fouquet better even than Fouquet himself did had conceived the strangest fancies and suspicions at the announcement of the fête which would have ruined a wealthy man and which became impossible utter madness even for a man so destitute as he was. And then the presence of Aramis who had returned from Belle-Isle and been nominated by Fouquet inspector-general of all the arrangements his perseverance in mixing himself up with all the superintendent s affairs his visit to Baisemeaux - all this suspicious singularity of conduct had profoundly perplexed d Artagnan during the last few weeks. With men of Aramis s stamp he said one is never the stronger except with sword in hand. So long as Aramis continued a soldier there was hope of getting the better of him but since he has covered his cuirass with a stole we are lost. But what can Aramis s object be and d Artagnan plunged again into deep thought. What does it matter to me after all he continued .
