"You will look through the opening, which answers to
one of the false windows made in the dome of the king's apartment. Can
you see?"--Page [356].
"Well, and so we have come to Vaux," he said.
"Why, yes, D'Artagnan. And how do do you like the place?"
"Very much, and I like M. Fouquet also."
"Is he not a charming host?"
"No one could be more so."
"I am told that the king began by showing a great distance in his manner toward M. Fouquet, but that his majesty became much more cordial afterward."
"You did not notice it, then, since you say you have been told so?"
"No; I was engaged with those gentlemen who have just left the room about the theatrical performances and the tournament which are to take place to-morrow."