tailieunhanh - LUYỆN ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH QUA CÁC TÁC PHẨM VĂN HỌC –TEN YEARS AFTER ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 22

TEN YEARS AFTER ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 22 Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ nổi tiếng với những từ vựng nâng cao chuyên ngành văn chương. Nhằm giúp các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh . | TEN YEARS AFTER ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 22 The King s Card-Table. Fouquet was present as D Artagnan had said at the king s card-table. It seemed as if Buckingham s departure had shed a balm on the lacerated hearts of the previous evening. Monsieur radiant with delight made a thousand affectionate signs to his mother. The Count de Guiche could not separate himself from Buckingham and while playing conversed with him upon the circumstance of his projected voyage. Buckingham thoughtful and kind in his manner like a man who has adopted a resolution listened to the count and from time to time cast a look full of regret and hopeless affection at Madame. The princess in the midst of her elation of spirits divided her attention between the king who was playing with her Monsieur who quietly joked her about her enormous winnings and De Guiche who exhibited an extravagant delight. Of Buckingham she took but little notice for her this fugitive this exile was now simply a remembrance no longer a man. Light hearts are thus constituted while they themselves continue untouched they roughly break off with every one who may possibly interfere with their little calculations of self comfort. Madame had received Buckingham s smiles and attentions and sighs while he was present but what was the good of sighing smiling and kneeling at a distance Can one tell in what direction the winds in the Channel which toss mighty vessels to and fro carry such sighs as these The duke could not fail to mark this change and his heart was cruelly hurt. Of a sensitive character proud and susceptible of deep attachment he cursed the day on which such a passion had entered his heart. The looks he cast from time to time at Madame became colder by degrees at the chilling complexion of his thoughts. He could hardly yet despair but he was strong enough to impose silence upon the tumultuous outcries of his heart. In exact proportion however as Madame suspected this change of feeling she redoubled her activity .