tailieunhanh - THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 57

THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 57 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 57 The Vision of Athos When this fainting of Athos had ceased the count almost ashamed of having given way before this supernatural event dressed himself and ordered his horse determined to ride to Blois to open more certain correspondence with either Raoul d Artagnan or Aramis. In fact this letter from Aramis informed the Comte de la Fere of the bad success of the expedition of Belle-Isle. It gave him sufficient details of the death of Porthos to move the tender and devoted heart of Athos to its last fibres. Athos wished to go and pay his friend Porthos a last visit. To render this honor to his companion in arms he meant to send to d Artagnan to prevail upon him to re-commence the painful voyage to Belle-Isle to accomplish in his company that sad pilgrimage to the tomb of the giant he had so much loved then he would return to his dwelling to obey that secret influence which was conducting him to eternity by a mysterious road. But scarcely had his joyous servants dressed their master whom they saw with pleasure preparing himself for a journey which might dissipate his melancholy scarcely had the count s gentlest horse been saddled and brought to the door -when the father of Raoul felt his head become confused his legs give way and he clearly perceived the impossibility of going one step farther. He ordered himself to be carried into the sun they laid him upon his bed of moss where he passed a full hour before he could recover his spirits. Nothing could be more natural than this weakness after the inert repose of the latter days. Athos took a bouillon to give him strength and bathed his dried lips in a glassful of the wine he loved the best - that old Anjou wine mentioned by Porthos in his admirable will. Then refreshed free in mind he had his horse brought again but he required the aid of his servants to mount painfully into the saddle. He did not go a hundred paces a shivering seized him again at the turning of the