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Chicot the Jester
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“He has property here.”
“He!”
“He or his wife.”
Bussy bit his lips.
“Méridor is only three leagues off, you know that,” continued the duke, “you, who brought the old baron to me.”
“Dame! I brought him because he hung on to my cloak. However, my protection did not do him much good.”
“Listen,” said the duke, “I have an idea.”
“Diable!” said Bussy, who was always suspicious of the duke’s ideas.
“Yes; it is that, if Monsoreau had the advantage over you at first, you shall have it now.”
“What do you mean?”
“It is very simple; you know me, Bussy?”
“I have that misfortune.”
“Think you I am the man to submit to an affront with impunity?”
“Explain yourself, monseigneur.”
“Well, he stole the young girl I loved to make her his wife; now I will steal his wife!”
Bussy tried to smile, but made a grimace instead.
“Steal his wife!” stammered he.
“Nothing more easy, she is here, and you told me she hated her husband; therefore, without too much vanity, I may flatter myself she will give me the preference, if I promise her – ”
“What, monseigneur?”
“To get rid of her husband for her.”
“You will do that?”
“You shall see. Meanwhile I will pay a visit to Méridor.”
“You will dare?”
“Why not?”
“You will present yourself before the old baron, whom you abandoned after promising me – ”
“I have an excellent excuse to give him.”
“Where the devil will you find it?”
“Oh! I will say to him, I did not break this marriage, because Monsoreau, who knew that you were one of the principal agents to the League, threatened to denounce you to the king.”
“Has your highness invented that?”
“Not entirely.”
“Then I understand.”
“Yes, I shall make him believe that by marrying his daughter I saved his life.”
“It is superb.”
“Well! order the horses, and we will go to Méridor.”
“Immediately, monseigneur.” Bussy then went to the door, but turned back and said, “How many horses will your highness have?”
“Oh, four or five, what you like.”
“If you leave it to me, I shall take a hundred.”
“What for?” cried the prince, surprised.
“To have at least twenty-five I can rely on in case of attack.”
“Attack!”
“Yes, I have heard that there are thick woods in that neighborhood, and it would not surprise me if we fell into some ambush.”
“Ah, do you think so?”
“Monseigneur knows that true courage does not exclude prudence; I will order one hundred and fifty.”
And he moved towards the door.
“A moment,” said the prince. “Do you think I am in safety at Angers?”
“Why, the town is not very strong, but well defended – ”
“Yes, but it may be badly defended; however brave you are, you can be but in one place at a time.”
“True.”
“Then if I am not in safety here – and I am not if Bussy doubts – ”
“I did not say I doubted.”
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