The Vicomte de Bragelonne

by Alexandre Dumas

Contributors: Auguste Maquet

First published 1847

Contents

1. Part 1 — Chapter I. The Letter
2. Part 1 — Chapter II. The Messenger
3. Part 1 — Chapter III. The Interview
4. Part 1 — Chapter IV. Father and Son
5. Part 1 — Chapter V. In Which Something Will Be Said of Cropoli
6. Part 1 — Chapter VI. The Unknown
7. Part 1 — Chapter VII. Parry
8. Part 1 — Chapter VIII. What His Majesty King Louis XIV. Was at the Age of Twenty-Two
9. Part 1 — Chapter IX. In Which the Unknown of the Hostelry of Les Medici Loses His Incognito
10. Part 1 — Chapter X. The Arithmetic of M. De Mazarin
11. Part 1 — Chapter XI. Mazarin’s Policy
12. Part 1 — Chapter XII. The King and the Lieutenant
13. Part 1 — Chapter XIII. Mary de Mancini
14. Part 1 — Chapter XIV. In Which the King and the Lieutenant Each Give Proofs of Memory
15. Part 1 — Chapter XV. The Proscribed
16. Part 1 — Chapter XVI. “Remember!”
17. Part 1 — Chapter XVII. In Which Aramis Is Sought, and Only Bazin Is Found
18. Part 1 — Chapter XVIII. In Which D’Artagnan Seeks Porthos, and Only Finds Mousqueton
19. Part 1 — Chapter XIX. What D’Artagnan Went to Paris For
20. Part 1 — Chapter XX. Of the Society Which Was Formed in the Rue Des Lombards
21. Part 1 — Chapter XXI. In Which D’Artagnan Prepares to Travel
22. Part 1 — Chapter XXII. D’Artagnan Travels for the House of Planchet and Company
23. Part 1 — Chapter XXIII. In Which the Author Is Forced to Write a Little History
24. Part 1 — Chapter XXIV. The Treasure
25. Part 1 — Chapter XXV. The Marsh
26. Part 1 — Chapter XXVI. Heart and Mind
27. Part 1 — Chapter XXVII. The Next Day
28. Part 1 — Chapter XXVIII. Smuggling
29. Part 1 — Chapter XXIX. Fear He Has Placed His Money and That of Planchet in the Sinking Fund
30. Part 1 — Chapter XXX. The Shares of Planchet and Company Rise Again to Par
31. Part 1 — Chapter XXXI. Monk Reveals Himself
32. Part 1 — Chapter XXXII. Athos and D’Artagnan Meet Once More at the Hostelry of the Corne Du Cerf
33. Part 1 — Chapter XXXIII. The Audience
34. Part 1 — Chapter XXXIV. Of the Embarrassment of Riches
35. Part 1 — Chapter XXXV. On the Canal
36. Part 1 — Chapter XXXVI. How D’Artagnan Drew a Country-Seat from a Deal Box
37. Part 1 — Chapter XXXVII. How D’Artagnan Regulated the “Assets” of the Company
38. Part 1 — Chapter XXXVIII. The French Grocer Had Already Been Established in the Seventeenth Century
39. Part 1 — Chapter XXXIX. Mazarin’s Gaming Party
40. Part 1 — Chapter XL. An Affair of State
41. Part 1 — Chapter XLI. The Recital
42. Part 1 — Chapter XLII. In Which Mazarin Becomes Prodigal
43. Part 1 — Chapter XLIII. Guenaud
44. Part 1 — Chapter XLIV. Colbert
45. Part 1 — Chapter XLV. Confession of a Man of Wealth
46. Part 1 — Chapter XLVI. The Donation
47. Part 1 — Chapter XLVII. How Anne of Austria Gave One Piece of Advice to Louis Xiv
48. Part 1 — Chapter XLVIII. Agony
49. Part 1 — Chapter XLIX. The First Appearance of Colbert
50. Part 1 — Chapter L: The First Day of the Royalty of Louis Xiv
51. Part 1 — Chapter LI. A Passion
52. Part 1 — Chapter LII. D’Artagnan’s Lesson
53. Part 1 — Chapter LIII. The King
54. Part 1 — Chapter LIV. The Houses of M. Fouquet
55. Part 1 — Chapter LV. The Abbe Fouquet
56. Part 1 — Chapter LVI. M. De La Fontaine’s Wine
57. Part 1 — Chapter LVII. The Gallery of Saint-Mande
58. Part 1 — Chapter LVIII. Epicureans
59. Part 1 — Chapter LIX. A Quarter of an Hour’s Delay
60. Part 1 — Chapter LX. Plan of Battle
61. Part 1 — Chapter LXI. The Cabaret of the Image-de-Notre-Dame
62. Part 1 — Chapter LXII. Vive Colbert!
63. Part 1 — Chapter LXIII. How M. d’Eymeris’s Diamond Passed Into the Hands of M. d’Artagnan
64. Part 1 — Chapter LXIV. Difference D’Artagnan Finds Between the Intendant and the Superintendent
65. Part 1 — Chapter LXV. Philosophy of the Heart and Mind
66. Part 1 — Chapter LXVI. The Journey
67. Part 1 — Chapter LXVII. How D’Artagnan Became Acquainted with a Poet
68. Part 1 — Chapter LXVIII. D’Artagnan Continues His Investigations
69. Part 1 — Chapter LXIX. D’Artagnan Was to Meet an Old Acquaintance
70. Part 1 — Chapter LXX. Wherein the Ideas of D’Artagnan Begin to Clear Up a Little
71. Part 1 — Chapter LXXI. A Procession at Vannes
72. Part 1 — Chapter LXXII. The Grandeur of the Bishop of Vannes
73. Part 1 — Chapter LXXIII. In Which Porthos Begins to Be Sorry for Having Come with D’Artagnan
74. Part 1 — Chapter LXXIV. D’Artagnan Makes All Speed, Porthos Snores, and Aramis Counsels
75. Part 1 — Chapter LXXV. In Which Monsieur Fouquet Acts
76. Part 2 — Chapter I. In Which D’Artagnan Finishes by at Length Placing His Hand upon His Captain’s Commission
77. Part 2 — Chapter II. A Lover and His Mistress
78. Part 2 — Chapter III. In Which We at Length See the True Heroine of This History Appear
79. Part 2 — Chapter IV. Malicorne and Manicamp
80. Part 2 — Chapter V: Manicamp and Malicorne
81. Part 2 — Chapter VI. The Courtyard of the Hotel Grammont
82. Part 2 — Chapter VII. The Portrait of Madame
83. Part 2 — Chapter VIII. Le Havre
84. Part 2 — Chapter IX. At Sea
85. Part 2 — Chapter X. The Tents
86. Part 2 — Chapter XI. Night
87. Part 2 — Chapter XII. From Le Havre to Paris
88. Part 2 — Chapter XIII. An Account of What the Chevalier de Lorraine Thought of Madame
89. Part 2 — Chapter XIV. A Surprise for Raoul
90. Part 2 — Chapter XV. The Consent of Athos
91. Part 2 — Chapter XVI. Monsieur Becomes Jealous of the Duke of Buckingham
92. Part 2 — Chapter XVII. Forever!
93. Part 2 — Chapter XVIII. King Louis XIV. Does Not Think Mademoiselle de La Vallière Either Rich Enough or Pretty Enough for a Gentleman of the Rank of the Vicomte de Bragelonne
94. Part 2 — Chapter XIX. Sword-Thrusts in the Water
95. Part 2 — Chapter XX. Sword-Thrusts in the Water (Concluded)
96. Part 2 — Chapter XXI. Baisemeaux de Montlezun
97. Part 2 — Chapter XXII. The King’s Card-Table
98. Part 2 — Chapter XXIII. M. Baisemeaux de Montlezun’s Accounts
99. Part 2 — Chapter XXIV. The Breakfast at Monsieur de Baisemeaux’s
100. Part 2 — Chapter XXV. The Second Floor of La Bertaudiere
101. Part 2 — Chapter XXVI. The Two Friends
102. Part 2 — Chapter XXVII. Madame de Belliere’s Plate
103. Part 2 — Chapter XXVIII. The Dowry
104. Part 2 — Chapter XXIX. Le Terrain de Dieu
105. Part 2 — Chapter XXX. Threefold Love
106. Part 2 — Chapter XXXI. M. De Lorraine’s Jealousy
107. Part 2 — Chapter XXXII. Monsieur Is Jealous of Guiche
108. Part 2 — Chapter XXXIII. The Mediator
109. Part 2 — Chapter XXXIV. The Advisers
110. Part 2 — Chapter XXXV. Fontainebleau
111. Part 2 — Chapter XXXVI. The Bath
112. Part 2 — Chapter XXXVII. The Butterfly-Chase
113. Part 2 — Chapter XXXVIII. What Was Caught After the Butterflies
114. Part 2 — Chapter XXXIX. The Ballet of the Seasons
115. Part 2 — Chapter XL: The Nymphs of the Park of Fontainebleau
116. Part 2 — Chapter XLI. What Was Said Under the Royal Oak
117. Part 2 — Chapter XLII. The King’s Uneasiness
118. Part 2 — Chapter XLIII. The King’s Secret
119. Part 2 — Chapter XLIV. Courses de Nuit
120. Part 2 — Chapter XLV. In Which Madame Acquires a Proof That Listeners Hear What Is Said
121. Part 2 — Chapter XLVI. Aramis’s Correspondence
122. Part 2 — Chapter XLVII. The Orderly Clerk
123. Part 2 — Chapter XLVIII. Fontainebleau at Two o’Clock in the Morning
124. Part 2 — Chapter XLIX. The Labyrinth
125. Part 2 — Chapter L: How Malicorne Had Been Turned Out of the Hotel of the Beau Paon
126. Part 2 — Chapter LI. What Actually Occurred at the Inn Called the Beau Paon
127. Part 2 — Chapter LII. A Jesuit of the Eleventh Year
128. Part 2 — Chapter LIII. The State Secret
129. Part 2 — Chapter LIV. A Mission
130. Part 2 — Chapter LV. Happy as a Prince
131. Part 2 — Chapter LVI. Story of a Dryad and a Naiad
132. Part 2 — Chapter LVII. Conclusion of the Story of a Naiad and of a Dryad
133. Part 2 — Chapter LVIII. Royal Psychology
134. Part 2 — Chapter LIX. Something That Neither Naiad nor Dryad Foresaw
135. Part 2 — Chapter LX. The New General of the Jesuits
136. Part 2 — Chapter LXI. The Storm
137. Part 2 — Chapter LXII. The Shower of Rain
138. Part 2 — Chapter LXIII. Toby
139. Part 2 — Chapter LXIV. Madame’s Four Chances
140. Part 2 — Chapter LXV. The Lottery
141. Part 3 — Chapter I. Malaga
142. Part 3 — Chapter II. A Letter from M. Baisemeaux
143. Part 3 — Chapter III. In Which the Reader Will Be Delighted to Find That Porthos Has Lost Nothing of His Muscularity
144. Part 3 — Chapter IV. The Rat and the Cheese
145. Part 3 — Chapter V. Planchet’s Country-House
146. Part 3 — Chapter VI. Showing What Could Be Seen from Planchet’s House
147. Part 3 — Chapter VII. How Porthos, Truchen, and Planchet Parted with Each Other on Friendly Terms, Thanks to D’Artagnan
148. Part 3 — Chapter VIII. The Presentation of Porthos at Court
149. Part 3 — Chapter IX. Explanations
150. Part 3 — Chapter X. Madame and de Guiche
151. Part 3 — Chapter XI. Montalais and Malicorne
152. Part 3 — Chapter XII. How de Wardes Was Received at Court
153. Part 3 — Chapter XIII. The Combat
154. Part 3 — Chapter XIV. The King’s Supper
155. Part 3 — Chapter XV. After Supper
156. Part 3 — Chapter XVI. Showing in What Way D’Artagnan Discharged the Mission with Which the King Had Intrusted Him
157. Part 3 — Chapter XVII. The Encounter
158. Part 3 — Chapter XVIII. The Physician
159. Part 3 — Chapter XIX. Wherein D’Artagnan Perceives That It Was He Who Was Mistaken, and Manicamp Who Was Right
160. Part 3 — Chapter XX. Showing the Advantage of Having Two Strings to One’s Bow
161. Part 3 — Chapter XXI. M. Malicorne the Keeper of the Records of France
162. Part 3 — Chapter XXII. The Journey
163. Part 3 — Chapter XXIII. Triumfeminate
164. Part 3 — Chapter XXIV. The First Quarrel
165. Part 3 — Chapter XXV. Despair
166. Part 3 — Chapter XXVI. The Flight
167. Part 3 — Chapter XXVII. Showing How Louis, on His Part, Had Passed the Time from Ten to Half-Past Twelve at Night
168. Part 3 — Chapter XXVIII. The Ambassadors
169. Part 3 — Chapter XXIX. Chaillot
170. Part 3 — Chapter XXX. Madame
171. Part 3 — Chapter XXXI. Mademoiselle de La Vallière’s Pocket-Handkerchief
172. Part 3 — Chapter XXXII. Which Treats of Gardeners, of Ladders, and Maids of Honor
173. Part 3 — Chapter XXXIII. Which Treats of Carpentry Operations, and Furnishes Details upon the Mode of Constructing Staircases
174. Part 3 — Chapter XXXIV. The Promenade by Torchlight
175. Part 3 — Chapter XXXV. The Apparition
176. Part 3 — Chapter XXXVI. The Portrait
177. Part 3 — Chapter XXXVII. Hampton Court
178. Part 3 — Chapter XXXVIII. The Courier from Madame
179. Part 3 — Chapter XXXIX. Saint-Aignan Follows Malicorne’s Advice
180. Part 3 — Chapter XL: Two Old Friends
181. Part 3 — Chapter XLI. Wherein May Be Seen That a Bargain Which Cannot Be Made with One Person, Can Be Carried Out with Another
182. Part 3 — Chapter XLII. The Skin of the Bear
183. Part 3 — Chapter XLIII. An Interview with the Queen-Mother
184. Part 3 — Chapter XLIV. Two Friends
185. Part 3 — Chapter XLV. How Jean de La Fontaine Came to Write His First Tale
186. Part 3 — Chapter XLVI. La Fontaine in the Character of a Negotiator
187. Part 3 — Chapter XLVII. Madame de Belliere’s Plate and Diamonds
188. Part 3 — Chapter XLVIII. M. De Mazarin’s Receipt
189. Part 3 — Chapter XLIX. Monsieur Colbert’s Rough Draft
190. Part 3 — Chapter L: In Which the Author Thinks It Is High Time to Return to the Vicomte de Bragelonne
191. Part 3 — Chapter LI. Bragelonne Continues His Inquiries
192. Part 3 — Chapter LII. Two Jealousies
193. Part 3 — Chapter LIII. A Domiciliary Visit
194. Part 3 — Chapter LIV. Porthos’s Plan of Action
195. Part 3 — Chapter LV. The Change of Residence, the Trap-Door, and the Portrait
196. Part 3 — Chapter LVI. Rivals in Politics
197. Part 3 — Chapter LVII. Rivals in Love
198. Part 3 — Chapter LVIII. King and Noble
199. Part 3 — Chapter LIX. After the Storm
200. Part 3 — Chapter LX. Heu! Miser!
201. Part 3 — Chapter LXI. Wounds Within Wounds
202. Part 3 — Chapter LXII. What Raoul Had Guessed
203. Part 3 — Chapter LXIII. Three Guests Astonished to Find Themselves at Supper Together
204. Part 3 — Chapter LXIV. What Took Place at the Louvre During the Supper at the Bastile
205. Part 3 — Chapter LXV. Political Rivals
206. Part 3 — Chapter LXVI. In Which Porthos Is Convinced Without Having Understood Anything
207. Part 3 — Chapter LXVII. M. De Baisemeaux’s “Society.”
208. Part 4 — Chapter I. The Prisoner
209. Part 4 — Chapter II. How Mouston Had Become Fatter Without Giving Porthos Notice Thereof, and of the Troubles Which Consequently Befell That Worthy Gentleman
210. Part 4 — Chapter III. Who Messire Jean Percerin Was
211. Part 4 — Chapter IV. The Patterns
212. Part 4 — Chapter V. Where, Probably, Moliere Obtained His First Idea of the Bourgeois Gentilhomme
213. Part 4 — Chapter VI. The Bee-Hive, the Bees, and the Honey
214. Part 4 — Chapter VII. Another Supper at the Bastile
215. Part 4 — Chapter VIII. The General of the Order
216. Part 4 — Chapter IX. The Tempter
217. Part 4 — Chapter X. Crown and Tiara
218. Part 4 — Chapter XI. The Chateau de Vaux-Le-Vicomte
219. Part 4 — Chapter XII. The Wine of Melun
220. Part 4 — Chapter XIII. Nectar and Ambrosia
221. Part 4 — Chapter XIV. A Gascon, and a Gascon and a Half
222. Part 4 — Chapter XV. Colbert
223. Part 4 — Chapter XVI. Jealousy
224. Part 4 — Chapter XVII. High Treason
225. Part 4 — Chapter XVIII. A Night at the Bastile
226. Part 4 — Chapter XIX. The Shadow of M. Fouquet
227. Part 4 — Chapter XX. The Morning
228. Part 4 — Chapter XXI. The King’s Friend
229. Part 4 — Chapter XXII. Showing How the Countersign Was Respected at the Bastile
230. Part 4 — Chapter XXIII. The King’s Gratitude
231. Part 4 — Chapter XXIV. The False King
232. Part 4 — Chapter XXV. In Which Porthos Thinks He Is Pursuing a Duchy
233. Part 4 — Chapter XXVI. The Last Adieux
234. Part 4 — Chapter XXVII. Monsieur de Beaufort
235. Part 4 — Chapter XXVIII. Preparations for Departure
236. Part 4 — Chapter XXIX. Planchet’s Inventory
237. Part 4 — Chapter XXX. The Inventory of M. De Beaufort
238. Part 4 — Chapter XXXI. The Silver Dish
239. Part 4 — Chapter XXXII. Captive and Jailers
240. Part 4 — Chapter XXXIII. Promises
241. Part 4 — Chapter XXXIV. Among Women
242. Part 4 — Chapter XXXV. The Last Supper
243. Part 4 — Chapter XXXVI. In M. Colbert’s Carriage
244. Part 4 — Chapter XXXVII. The Two Lighters
245. Part 4 — Chapter XXXVIII. Friendly Advice
246. Part 4 — Chapter XXXIX. How the King, Louis XIV., Played His Little Part
247. Part 4 — Chapter XL: The White Horse and the Black
248. Part 4 — Chapter XLI. In Which the Squirrel Falls,—The Adder Flies
249. Part 4 — Chapter XLII. Belle-Ile-En-Mer
250. Part 4 — Chapter XLIII. Explanations by Aramis
251. Part 4 — Chapter XLIV. Result of the Ideas of the King, and the Ideas of D’Artagnan
252. Part 4 — Chapter XLV. The Ancestors of Porthos
253. Part 4 — Chapter XLVI. The Son of Biscarrat
254. Part 4 — Chapter XLVII. The Grotto of Locmaria
255. Part 4 — Chapter XLVIII. The Grotto
256. Part 4 — Chapter XLIX. An Homeric Song
257. Part 4 — Chapter L: The Death of a Titan
258. Part 4 — Chapter LI. Porthos’s Epitaph
259. Part 4 — Chapter LII. M. De Gesvres’s Round
260. Part 4 — Chapter LIII. King Louis Xiv
261. Part 4 — Chapter LIV. M. Fouquet’s Friends
262. Part 4 — Chapter LV. Porthos’s Will
263. Part 4 — Chapter LVI. The Old Age of Athos
264. Part 4 — Chapter LVII. Athos’s Vision
265. Part 4 — Chapter LVIII. The Angel of Death
266. Part 4 — Chapter LIX. The Bulletin
267. Part 4 — Chapter LX. The Last Canto of the Poem
268. Part 4 — Epilogue