had robbed Christendom of since the battle of Lepanto. The number of millions
from these sources defied calculation. Why, then, should he, who was going in
quest of such treasure, set any store by the poor utensils of his past life? And reciprocally, why should they spare the property of him who spared it so little himself?
Such was the position of affairs. Athos, with his piercing practiced glance, saw what was going on at once. He found the admiral of France a little exalted,
for he was rising from a table of fifty covers, at which the guests had drunk long
and deeply to the prosperity of the expedition; at the conclusion of which repast,
the remains, with the dessert, had been given to the servants, and the empty dishes and plates to the curious. The prince was intoxicated with hi
