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who was riding by my side； 〃M。 de Boisrose of St。 Palais； gently born；
through before unknown to him； I will appear in his place and make the
Viscount de Caylus swallow the glove。〃
〃You will？〃 said M。 Louis； with politeness。 〃You are a gentleman。 I am
obliged to you。〃
He waved his hand with a gesture which I afterward well remembered；
and； giving his horse the rein； went forward along the path at a brisk walk。
We followed； and I had just remarked that a plant of box was beginning
here and there to take the place of the usual undergrowth； when a sheet of
flame seemed to leap out through the dusk to meet him； and； his horse
rearing wildly； he fell headlong from the saddle without word or cry。 My
men would have sprung forward before the noise of the report had died
away； and might possibly have overtaken one or more of the assassins； but
I restrained them。 When La Trape dismounted and raised the fallen man；
the latter was dead。
Such were the circumstances； now for the first time made public；
which attended the discovery of this； the least known； yet one of the most
dangerous； of the many plots which were directed against the life of my
master。 The course which I adopted may be blamed by some； but it is
enough for me that after the lapse of years it is approved by my conscience
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and by the course of events。 For it was ever the misfortune of that great
king to treat those with leniency whom no indulgence could win； and I
bear with me to this day the bitter assurance that； had the fate which
overtook Louis d'Entragues embraced the whole of that family； the blow
which ten years later cut short Henry's career would never have been
struck。
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