tailieunhanh - THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 31

THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 31 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 | THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 31 The Silver Plate The journey passed off pretty well. Athos and his son traversed France at the rate of fifteen leagues per day sometimes more according to the intensity of Raoul s grief. It took them a fortnight to reach Toulon and they lost all traces of d Artagnan at Antibes. They were forced to believe that the captain of the Musketeers was desirous of preserving an incognito on his route for Athos derived from his inquiries an assurance that such a cavalier as he described had exchanged his horse for a well-closed carriage on quitting Avignon. Raoul was much affected at not meeting with d Artagnan. His affectionate heart longed to take a farewell and receive consolation from that heart of steel. Athos knew from experience that d Artagnan became impenetrable when engaged in any serious affair whether on his own account or in the service of the King. He even feared to offend his friend or thwart him by too pressing inquiries. And yet when Raoul began his labor of classing the flotilla and got together the chalands and lighters to send them to Toulon one of the fishermen told the count that his boat had been laid up to refit since a trip he had made on account of a gentleman who was in great haste to embark. Athos believing that this man was telling a falsehood in order to be left at liberty to fish and so gain more money when all his companions were gone insisted upon having the details. The fisherman informed him that six days previously a man had come in the night to hire his boat for the purpose of visiting the Island of St. Honorat. The price was agreed upon but the gentleman had arrived with an immense carriage-case which he insisted upon embarking in spite of all the difficulties which opposed themselves to that operation. The fisherman had wished to retract he had even threatened but his threats had procured him nothing but a shower of blows from the gentleman s cane which fell upon his shoulders sharp .