1 At a quarter of a league from the city.
2 That of Rouen; but you will leave the city on your right.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 21 THE COUNTESS DE WINTER 3 The aldermen of the city give a fete on the third of October.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 16 IN WHICH M. SEGUIER, KEEPER OF THE SEALS, LOOKS MORE THAN ONCE FOR THE BELL 4 Once outside the city, d'Artagnan overtook the gentleman as he was entering a little wood.
5 D'Artagnan, then, remained majestic and intact in his susceptibility, till he came to this unlucky city of Meung.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER 6 In those times panics were common, and few days passed without some city or other registering in its archives an event of this kind.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 1 THE THREE PRESENTS OF D'ARTAGNAN THE ELDER 7 Fortunately, as we have said, they were within a hundred paces of the city; they left their two nags upon the high road, and ran toward the quay.
8 Once outside, he and Planchet set off as fast as they could; and by making a long detour avoided the wood and reentered the city by another gate.
9 A square table, covered with books and papers, upon which was unrolled an immense plan of the city of La Rochelle, occupied the center of the room.
10 In fact, in crossing the city two or three accidents of this kind happened; but Buckingham did not even turn his head to see what became of those he had knocked down.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 21 THE COUNTESS DE WINTER 11 As next to the queen, she was the most considerable personage of the fete, she was received by the city officials, and placed in a box opposite to that which the queen was to occupy.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 22 THE BALLET OF LA MERLAISON 12 de Chevreuse--who, though exiled to Tours and believed to be in that city, had come to Paris, remained there five days, and outwitted the police--the king flew into a furious passion.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 15 MEN OF THE ROBE AND MEN OF THE SWORD 13 Yes," replied Anne, "but you know why and how I see you; because, insensible to all my sufferings, you persist in remaining in a city where, by remaining, you run the risk of your life, and make me run the risk of my honor.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 12 GEORGE VILLIERS, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM 14 On the morrow, nothing was talked of in Paris but the ball which the aldermen of the city were to give to the king and queen, and in which their Majesties were to dance the famous La Merlaison--the favorite ballet of the king.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 22 THE BALLET OF LA MERLAISON 15 At ten o'clock in the morning the Sieur de la Coste, ensign in the king's Guards, followed by two officers and several archers of that body, came to the city registrar, named Clement, and demanded of him all the keys of the rooms and offices of the hotel.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContextHighlight In 22 THE BALLET OF LA MERLAISON 16 And the cardinal began to examine with the greatest attention the map of La Rochelle, which, as we have said, lay open on the desk, tracing with a pencil the line in which the famous dyke was to pass which, eighteen months later, shut up the port of the besieged city.
17 The city carpenters had erected scaffolds upon which the invited ladies were to be placed; the city grocer had ornamented the chambers with two hundred FLAMBEAUX of white wax, a piece of luxury unheard of at that period; and twenty violins were ordered, and the price for them fixed at double the usual rate, upon condition, said the report, that they should be played all night.
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