Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas père
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"M. Mazarin you mean?"
"Himself." "You are right, Planchet; only M. Mazarin does not aspire to the throne of France; and that changes everything. Do you see? Well, this M. Monk, who has England ready-roasted in his plate, and who is already opening his mouth to swallow it -- this M. Monk, who says to the people of Charles II., and to Charles II. himself, `Nescio vos' ---- " "I don't understand English," said Planchet. "Yes, but I understand it," said D'Artagnan. "`Nescio vos' means `I do not know you.' This M. Monk, the most important man in England, when he shall have swallowed it ---- " "Well?" asked Planchet. "Well, my friend, I shall go over yonder, and with my forty men, I shall carry him off, pack him up, and bring him into France, where two modes of proceeding present themselves to my dazzled eyes." "Oh! and to mine too," cried Planchet, transported with enthusiasm. "We will put him in a cage and show him for money." "Well, Planchet, that is a third plan, of which I had not thought." |
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