D'Artagnan, the King Maker — page 151: what you’re looking at

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140 The Duke of Braganza. After the first paroxysm of love and thankfulness, the Lady of Braganza allowed the negress, acquainted with the means of resuscitating shipwrecked mariners, to take the patient in hand. Then she and Jacinta continued the proper cares under her direction. D’Artagnan touched his comrade on the arm, and the two crept out. At the doorway the servants were on their knees, pray- ing. “Good varlets! they love their master!” remarked the musketeer. “This is a good sign for the future kingdom! The love of the subjects is the king’s best safeguard!” “King, eh?” “Presently! Since Iam going to make that man one!” “You speak warmly!” “T am hot in his cause.” “Well, Braganza is a duke, and a sort of viceroy al- ready.” “He is much more! He isa hero!” “So you know him? You hailed him pretty well on the level as plain Don Juan!’ “T knew him as such only. Wait, wait! Did you ever see a ship launched ?” “Not often; and I want to see it less than ever, if, as in the case of this duke, one comes to his fate!” “The ship will stick to the stocks : “Unless they grease the ways (a “Porthos, your library at your three estates must be well garnished, and, what is more, well thumbed! You know all things. Yes, the ways should be well greased. Well, in case of our launch, that ship of state, whose figurehead is the king, the proper ointment is a golden one. While they are telling that traveler, who has re- turned over the Styx by way of little Salinas, how he was served with the same sauce as the Knight of Artagnan and scores of finer fellows, let us, being reposed——” “IT like the repose! You reposed, after venturing out again to sea on the heels of your own narrow squeak!” “Let us,” went on the musketeer, not noticing the cor- rection, “go upon the road to San Sebastian. J much mistake, or we shall discover that Jew———” : “Would he not have hastened away 7 Eomichooks co im —_— —wee7—«!_ at ae — — nego art, 7 _ — . Ce i a ne