this Italian so much as they say she does?”
“Did she not love an Englishman?”
“My friend, she is a woman.”
“No, no, you are deceived — she is a queen.”
“Dear friend, I shall sacrifice myself and go and see Anne of Austria.”
“Adieu, Athos, I am going to raise an army.”
“For what purpose?”
“To come back and besiege Rueil.”
“Where shall we meet again?”
“At the foot of the cardinal’s gallows.”
The two friends departed — Aramis to return to Paris, Athos to take measures preparatory to an interview with the queen.