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the object of his pursuit。 It had been lately whispered in the court that the 

king had seen and fallen in love with his mistress's younger sister�察�Susette 

d'Entragues�察      �whose     home     at  Malesherbes       lay   but   three   leagues     from 

Fontainebleau�察        �on   the    edge    of   the   forest。    This    placed     the   king's 

imprudence   in   a   stronger   light�察  �for   he   had   scarcely   in   France   a   more 

dangerous enemy than her brother Auvergne�察�nor had the immense sums 

which   he   had   settled   on   the   elder   sister   satisfied   the   mean   avarice   or 

conciliated the brutish hostility of her father。 

     Apprised       of   all  this�察  �I  saw    that    Father    Cotton     had    desired    to 

communicate   it   to   me。   But   his   motive   I   found   it   less   easy   to   divine。   It 

might have been a wish to balk this new passion through my interference�察�

and at the same time to expose me to the risk of his Majesty's anger。 Or it 

might simply have been a desire to avert danger from the king's person。 At 

any rate�察�constant to my rule of ever preferring my master's interest to his 

favour�察�I sent for Maignan�察�my equerry�察�and bade him have an equipage 

ready at dawn。 

     Accordingly   at   that   hour   next   morning�察  �attended   only   by   La   Trape�察�

with   a   groom�察  �a   page�察  �and   four   Swiss�察  �I   started�察  �giving   out   that   I   was 

bound   for   Sully   to   inspect   that   demesne�察  �which   had   formerly   been   the 

property of my family�察�and of which the refusal had just been offered to 

me。 Under cover of this destination I was enabled to reach La Ferte Alais 

unsuspected。 There�察�pretending that the motion of the coach fatigued me�察�I 

mounted   the   led   horse�察  �without   which   I   never   travelled�察  �and   bidding   La 

Trape accompany me�察�gave orders to the others to follow at their leisure to 

Pethiviers�察�where I proposed to stay the night。 

     La   Ferte   Alais�察  �on   the   borders   of   the   forest�察  �is   some   five   leagues 

westward of Fontainebleau�察�and as far north of Malesherbes�察�with which 

last it is connected by a highroad。 Having disclosed my intentions to La 

Trape�察  �however�察  �I   presently   left   this   road   and   struck   into   a   path   which 

promised   to   conduct   us   in   the   right   direction。   But   the   denseness   of   the 

undergrowth�察       �and   the   huge    piles   of  gray    rocks   which     lie  everywhere 

strewn about the forest�察�made it difficult to keep for any time in a straight 

line。 After being two hours in the saddle we concluded that we had lost our 



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way�察�and were confirmed in this on reaching a clearing�察�and seeing before 

us a small inn�察�which La Trape recognised as standing about a league and 

a half on the forest side of Malesherbes。 

     We still had ample time to reach Fontainebleau by nightfall�察�but before 

proceeding   it   was   absolutely  necessary  that   our  horses   should have   rest。 

Dismounting�察       �therefore�察   �I  bade   La   Trape    see   the   sorrel  well    baited。 

Observing that the inn was a poor place�察�and no one coming to wait upon 

me�察�I entered it of my own motion�察�and found myself at once in a large 

room   better   furnished   with   company   than   accommodation。   Three   men�察�

who     had    the  appearance      of  such    reckless    swaggering      blades    as  are 

generally  to be   found   drinking   in   the inns   on the  outskirts   of   Paris�察  �and 

who come not unfrequently to their ends at Montfaucon�察�were tippling and 

playing   cards   at   a   table   near   the   door。   They   looked   up   sullenly   at   my 

entrance�察�but refrained from saluting me�察�which�察�as I was plainly dressed 

and much stained by travel�察�was in some degree pardonable。 By the fire�察�

partaking of a coarse meal�察�was a fourth man of so singular an appearance 

that   I  must   needs    describe    him。   He   was    of  great   height   and   extreme 

leanness。 His face matched his form�察�for it was long and thin�察�terminating 

in a small peaked beard which�察�like his hair and mustachios�察�was as white 

as snow。 With all this�察�his eyes glowed with much of the fire of youth�察�and 

his   brown   complexion   and   sinewy   hands   seemed   still   to   indicate   robust 

health。 He was dressed in garments which had once been fashionable�察�but 

now bore marks of long and rough usage�察�and I remarked that the point of 

his sword�察�which�察�as he sat�察�trailed on the stones behind him�察�had worn its 

way   through   the   scabbard。   Notwithstanding   these   signs   of   poverty�察  �he 

saluted me with the ease and politeness of a gentleman�察�and bade me with 

much courtesy to share his table and the fire。 Accordingly I drew up�察�and 

called   for   a   bottle   of   the   best   wine�察 �being   minded   to   divert   myself   with 

him。 

     I was little prepared�察�however�察�for the turn his conversation took�察�and 

the   furious    tirade  into   which    he  presently   broke�察    �the  object   of  which 

proved to be no other than myself� �I do not know that I have ever cut so 

whimsical a figure as while hearing my name loaded with reproaches�察�but�察�

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both who he was�察�and the grievance which he was on his way to lay before 

the king。 His name was Boisrose�察�and he had been the leader in that gallant 

capture   of   Fecamp�察  �which   took   place   while   I   was   in   Normandy   as   the 

king's representative。 His grievance was that�察�notwithstanding promises in 

my letters�察�he had been deprived of the government of the place。 

     ;He   leads   the   king   by   the   ear� ─  �he   declaimed   loudly�察  �in   an   accent 

which marked him for a Gascon。 ;That villain of a De Rosny� �But I will 

show him up� �I will trounce him� ─�With that he drew the hilt of his long 

rapier to the front with a gesture so truculent that the three bullies�察�who 

had stopped to laugh at him�察�resumed their game in disorder。 

     Notwithstanding his hatred for me�察�I was pleased to meet with a man 

of so singular a temper�察�whom I also knew to be truly courageous�察�and I 

was willing to amuse myself further with him。 ;But�察─�I said�察�modestly�察 �I 

have had some affairs with M。 de Rosny�察�and I have never found him cheat 

me。; 

     ;Do   not   deceive   yourself� ─  �he   roared�察  �slapping   the   table。   ;He   is   a 

rascal� ─�

     ;Yet�察─�I ventured to reply�察 �I have heard that in many respects he is not 

a bad minister。; 

     ;He is a villain� ─�he repeated�察�so loudly as to drown what I would have 

added。 ;Do not tell me otherwise。 But rest assured� �be happy�察�sir� �I will 

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