THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 36 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 36 In the Carriage of M. Colbert As Gourville had seen the King s Musketeers were mounting and following their captain. The latter who did not like to be confined in his proceedings left his brigade under the orders of a lieutenant and set off upon post-horses recommending his men to use all diligence. However rapidly they might travel they could not arrive before him. He had time in passing along the Rue des Petits-Champs to see a thing which afforded him much food for thought. He saw M. Colbert coming out from his house to get into a carriage which was stationed before the door. In this carriage d Artagnan perceived the hoods of two women and being rather curious he wished to know the names of the women concealed beneath these hoods. To get a glimpse at them for they kept themselves closely covered up he urged his horse so near to the carriage that he drove him against the step with such force as to give a shock to the entire equipage and those whom it contained. The terrified women uttered the one a faint cry by which d Artagnan recognized a young woman the other an imprecation by which he recognized the vigor and self-possession which half a century bestows. The hoods were thrown back one of the women was Madame Vanel the other was the Duchesse de Chevreuse. D Artagnan s eyes were quicker than those of the ladies he had seen and known them while they did not recognize him. And as they laughed at their fright pressing each other s hands Humph said d Artagnan the old duchess is not more difficult in her friendships than she was formerly. She pays court to the mistress of M. Colbert Poor M. Fouquet that presages you nothing good He rode on. M. Colbert got into his carriage and this noble trio began a sufficiently slow pilgrimage towards the wood of Vincennes. Madame de Chevreuse set down Madame Vanel at her husband s house and left alone with M. Colbert she chatted upon affairs while continuing her ride. She had an
