D'Artagnan, the King Maker — page 189: what you’re looking at

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178 The Grip of Porthos. Simultaneously with this land movement, the free- sailors’ fleet made a hostile demonstration against the Spanish. QOutnumbered, surprised by this overwhelming force, where a few fishing boats had been expected, at the most, the two or three sailing barges and ships turned smartly and made good speed toward the point whence they came. All at once, while D’Artagnan was still clenching his restored shipmate’s hand, they heard commotion inside the Petrel—a woman’s scream, a man’s guttural outcry, and then a terrifying silence. “’Sdeath! What is going on there, when all seemed smooth?” inquired the French knight. “In your inn, comrade, we have the Duke and Duchess of Braganza. We must have no mishap to one whom we are going to seat on the Portuguese throne.” “T thought he was your man,” returned Pedro, coolly. The two hastened up to the cave mouth. The expeditious manner in which, upon Donna Ja- cinto’s hint, the Duke of Braganza had been served by his Captain of Guards lifted him into the serene heavens. But he had to return to the earth at a touch on his arm. It was the duchess, who indicated that they were not left alone by the removal of only two of the false messen- gers. Don Juan looked coldly at the statuesque monk. “Wihat are you waiting for? to be arrested in your turn?’ | The monk shrugged his shoulders, as if defying the lash. ) “Pah! your robe saves you! Go, and lie no more!” “His robe need not save him!” broke in the duchess, having taken a dislike to this person. ‘‘We may not have to look far to find one who would use his cord upon his back more honestly than, I guess, he ever corrected himself !”’ “You may go,” repeated the prince, with bitter scorn, somehow sharing his wife’s disgust. “But,” spoke the brother of St. Dominic, “before you go on the way to rive Portugal from Spain, let me know for those whom it most concerns how you intend to dea! with Mother Church. As you had those gentlemen re- 4 Gomichbookssecom