TWENTY YEARS AFTER
By
Alexandre Dumas père
CONTENTS:
1
The Shade of Cardinal Richelieu. 5
2 A
Nightly Patrol. 13
3
Dead Animosities. 21
4
Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six. 35
5
The Gascon and the Italian. 44
6
D'Artagnan in his Fortieth Year. 50
7
Touches upon the Strange Effects a Half-pistole may have upon a Beadle and a
Chorister. 62
8
How D'Artagnan, on going to a Distance to discover Aramis, discovers his old
Friend on Horseback behind his own Planchet. 69
9
The Abbe D'Herblay. 76
10
Monsieur Porthos du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds. 92
11 How
D'Artagnan, in discovering the Retreat of Porthos, perceives that Wealth does
not necessarily produce Happiness. 97
12
In which it is shown that if Porthos was discontented with his Condition, Mousqueton
was completely satisfied with his. 106
13
Two Angelic Faces. 112
14
The Castle of Bragelonne. 118
15
Athos as a Diplomatist. 124
16
The Duc de Beaufort. 133
17
Describes how the Duc de Beaufort amused his Leisure Hours in the Donjon of
Vincennes. 139
18
Grimaud begins his Functions. 145
19
In which the Contents of the Pates made by the Successor of Father Marteau are
described. 155
20
One of Marie Michon's Adventures. 164
21
The Abbe Scarron. 175
22
Saint Denis. 185
23
One of the Forty Methods of Escape of the Duc de Beaufort. 192
24
The timely Arrival of D'Artagnan in Paris. 202
25
An Adventure on the High Road. 210
26
The Rencontre. 218
27
The four old Friends prepare to meet again. 227
28
The Place Royale. 236
29
The Ferry across the Oise. 241
30
Skirmishing. 248
31
The Monk. 253
32
The Absolution. 263
33
Grimaud Speaks. 269
34
On the Eve of Battle. 275
35 A
Dinner in the Old Style. 285
36 A
Letter from Charles the First. 292
37
Cromwell's Letter. 297
38
Henrietta Maria and Mazarin. 304
39
How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence. 309
40
Uncle and Nephew. 316
41
Paternal Affection. 320
42
Another Queen in Want of Help. 328
43
In which it is proved that first Impulses are oftentimes the best. 338
44 Te
Deum for the Victory of Lens. 345
45
The Beggar of St. Eustache. 359
46
The Tower of St. Jacques de la Boucherie. 369
47
The Riot. 377
48
The Riot becomes a Revolution. 384
49
Misfortune refreshes the Memory. 396
50
The Interview. 403
51
The Flight. 410
52
The Carriage of Monsieur le Coadjuteur. 423
53
How D'Artagnan and Porthos earned by selling Straw, the one Two Hundred and
Nineteen, and the other Two Hundred and Fifteen Louis d'or. 437
54
In which we hear Tidings of Aramis. 446
55
The Scotchman. 457
56
The Avenger. 466
57
Oliver Cromwell. 475
58
Jesus Seigneur. 481
59
In which it is shown that under the most trying Circumstances noble Natures
never lose their Courage, nor good Stomachs their Appetites. 493
60
Respect to Fallen Majesty. 501
61
D'Artagnan hits on a Plan. 508
62
London. 523
63
The Trial. 528
64
Whitehall. 535
65
The Workmen. 543
66
Remember! 549
67
The Man in the Mask. 553
68
Cromwell's House. 561
69
Conversational. 567
70
The Skiff "Lightning." 574
71
Port Wine. 583
72
End of the Port Wine Mystery. 591
73
Fatality. 596
74
How Mousqueton, after being very nearly roasted, had a Narrow Escape of being
eaten. 602
75
The Return. 608
76
The Ambassadors. 614
77
The three Lieutenants of the Generalissimo. 621
78
The Battle of Charenton. 631
79
The Road to Picardy.