Chapter 65
HOW M. DE ST. LUC SHOWED M. DE MONSOREAU THE THRUST THAT THE KING HAD TAUGHT HIM. "Are you ready?" cried Monsoreau. "No; I have the sun in my eyes." "Move then; I warn you I shall kill you." "Shall you really? Well, man proposes, and God disposes. Look at that bed of poppies and dandelions." "Well, I mean to lay you there." And he laughed as he drew his sword. Monsoreau began the combat furiously, but St. Luc parried his thrusts skilfully. "Pardieu! M. de Monsoreau," said he, "you use your sword very well; you might kill any one but Bussy or me." Monsoreau grew pale. "As for me," continued St. Luc, "the king, who loves me, took the trouble to give me a great many lessons, and showed me, among other things, a thrust, which you shall see presently. I tell you, that you may have the p
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