Fouquet is about to wait upon your majesty to explain his intentions with regard to it.' I should not have been placed in an absurd position; you would have enjoyed the surprise so long planned, and we should not have had any occasion to look askant at each other when we met." "While, on the contrary," replied Aramis, "you have acted altogether as one friendly to M.Colbert.And you really are a friend of his, I suppose ?" "Certainly not, indeed!" exclaimed the captain.

"M.

Colbert is a mean fellow, and I hate him as I used to hate Mazarin, but without fearing him." "Well, then," said Aramis, "I love M.Fouquet, and his interests are mine.

You know my position.

I have no property or means whatever.