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tfrr! d,ly, eitn:philng CE ru.,enfing ban mai, cdn parry tlrl.khr)ng d6nr drrng dfl1.sq ong tinh gidc vl dang ttair hbh n1;{nr l,i chang thanh nieri co d6i ru6t d6 chach t'l lltiiiu ngfr,dcrigd m{ xanh xao vl shu_rnucln vh thi6u In. Tidrrg dQng cr-'ranb&ng chidc xe nftng nb loc coc dl xrri5ngbtln sOng Loire drinh thuc Charles dAy. Ong rlti'tri;l0n_,nhin.qrranh qu$t nhu mQt ngrr0i dfi qu0n hdi fu(,nsu & ricri. Tht! rbi 6ng nh{n ra parrv, b6t tav frng In vi h'{o di thanh todn tiEn nong v&i chir r.iuzin.cripole l,l lrilt budc ph:ii lam viQc vcri Pnrr,vir6n tinh todn rngt rcrich th{t song ph&ng.. 0rg ta chi hnl:, Parry, theo t' tlrf,ng'lQcria Ongta, rhng hai nguui lir hhrich kh0ng 6n' r! tlav thAt la ubng ro.i hai lhn, m$t lA lihidn cho nhA lrdp dng phii ifii hb vi hai lA khidn Ong biit buqc phii tinir thOrn rnQ! bira [n khdng dunq ddn. Pamy cirfi.ng lriit noi sao va cu linh tod.nctro xolrg. Ong l{o"lng noi : -'1'a hi *"n r'fing nrdv con ngrra sE khing phii chiu thiet uhr thd. Ng,Iu kh6ng thugc vAo pirhn uguli phiii tlti. Nhfi'ng nguryi khrtctr cli. ctro'ng dAi nhtr chung ta ntA phii leo leu rrrdv con ng\ra ghy com tiri th{t lA' lih
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Mm lty hqDb veng nlo dd ;1i6ngnhu ngudi suDg st{S ht vgng nu6l nibm cO noi r6i pi,,rc to luu vn nlri phii cgo ctng tidc Arr&ng hq thl hg clm thdy nudi +" ngtr,li trf An kbi dlt cbAn ien cbuydn tilu dua hq ddp rroi lrru dAy' MOt t1m b3n ntrl6u IEn chlu 6uu thrang 16 "fh, chl bi nr0t v6t chich nb6 cting thdy dau d&n, va khl hfn ta thdy chi mot luc nao d6 hdt kh6n khb thl de coi nhrr lA dugc bgnlr phfc rbi. R6 rAng lA trong nhirng hlc cung cgc nhdt, ftrugng d6 da lai ban cho chrit hi vgng nliu gigt nwoc nh6 nrA tOn ntrA'3iAu x{u bUng & r. dia nguc dd chu khhn noi Lazarre CO lrtc su hi vqng cfia Charles tu&ng dH lA m$t niSm vui kh6ng pbii cbi tho{ng qua. eO la khi 6ttg th{y ngrcri anh etu Louis tidp d6n nbng h[u. Hi vqng ilranh r.bi ng6, s6p thAnh sq th$,t. Th6 nhtrng sq chfii tu cfia Nlazarin krridn cho dibu sfrp tr& thinh .hiqn thuc d6 chi cdn la mcr mr)rrg. Ld'i lrira cfia Louis XIY lai tr& thanh trO gi6u cot, nhtr ngai vAng, vucrng tnrgn$. nlnr bgn be cfia ong, nhr.r t{t ci ubirng gi vAv clttanh thoi nieir thidu vuo,ng gia c&a 6ng nrA nay dd rdi b6 6ng trong rJudng dli thanb xuAn chiu bi luu dAv nA1'. TbAt lA khOi bdi I Tdt cA ddi r'&i Charles II dbu lA lihoi hAi trft ncri 1'dn nghi lqnh l€o, den t6i cta c6i cirdt hu'a hgn deni d€n cho mA th0i. D6 le nhirng diEu cfia Ong hoAng kh6n khb nghi suy trong khi dng bu6ng l6ng cuong, nlm tr0n rninh ngqa, di dtr6{ dnh m{t troi 6m 6p thAng N[m urA trong dhu 6c tlri lai chAn ghdt nh&n logi. L [ada.ra

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CUattes fr tuy hdt suc dau khb t$og do ndn "9og c,fing nghi6ng minh vb phla Athos d8 nh4n l?iy trlng ti6r;g irOt in6'og l6ri cliu ti6n Il{ tucrc n6i ra' Dhu Ong Xb s:lt Athos trong khi Athos dang ti6p tqc : - Thd rbi NhA 'vua cui xudng : < BA ttrdc De La F'dre,toi khong thB ttb cho 6ng cirrr. T'6i khong chlu nhtr thd. Db cheingd6, cho rnQt chinh ngSia toi cho ll kh6ng xdrr:phirpr]t6gc, t6i de lam mf,t lgai yang cta, cha 6-ngt6i dA lai vd lam tin lac gia s6.ncfia c{c con tOi rbi. > 'Charles II gif;u mflt trong loug bA-n luy ul dbng nuoc rn$,txe IO"nglgt qua c6c-'go1 tay trfing tr6o, ghy . guQccfia Ong. :-,( T6i c0n mQt triQu dbng vAng.-- Nhe vua n6i I ti6p. ,- TOi de ch6n trong hhrn duu'i lau dai Newcastle vao ltc tOi rui thA,nhPhcid6. > Cbarles nghng dhu lOn, l6'm bhm : , - MOt triOu I 0i, B{ tucrc oi t <Sei tibn d6, chi minh 6ng dugc bidt, 6ng hdy srl dung n6 khi Ong thdy nXngdd ddn ltc chn sri dung m6t cdJh phii phep nh{t cho ngubi con tru&ng cfia toi. Thoi ge tucrc De La Fare, hdy n6i lo'i vinh bigt vdi t6i di - < Yinb biot, rin o,hio vinh biQt ngli r, t6i k6u l0n. charles II dung day ep vhng tr6n n6ng hbi vao cqnh cfra s6- Athos tidP tuc: *- chinh vho hlc d6, 6ng vua dd thdt len tidng < Ilemember> dAnh cho tdi. 'Ihua ngfi, ngAi'th{y rd lA tOi de nhO mdi. 1. Niu-cat-xen"

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*- Tirua, ngei, tudrng llonck libdug thb hhsm pbd ra kho vlng t0i n6i d6' '' lai di n+P mlnh - Dtrng v$y, nhtrng chltng t6 l0i Ong tuirc cho Mon"f."Ab * 'Jr''t"t'kho ving ? Itt -cri' b6'i vi cu thfiy c16,th6i thi Siiv i'ii'''g lbrrg v6'i-sS phSn .iitu tt'ii tnf ndr lgi dqp tdi xud19' ,r,6i th' toi 'gh'g m1 lii Chi vcri Parry lA"uguili l1iupviqrc'vtvi Parry "9 'fh6i, t}rbi, n?ro? llttTc{ch di"thi florrrf. da ttibi ?e cung ney' tu&c oi, ttllh phii nhsn cu gi{ng cutji . r'fly th6i etugd'Parry -- Dtbu m& HoAng thttgng kh0ng ldm ? kh6ng khOugltm dugc, tOi;6 lAm dtrgc - Ottg, 6ng ts'i tu6'c"' Athos ngi n6n t',ltA'o.. cho ph0p''v&ng - Tdi sE di, ItEo trIolng thu'ong tfri sE di. hqnb phric"' - Nhung 6 dAy Bd tutvc dang 'sdng *,' 'I'htra ngAi,tOi sE!'hdng bao gi'Uthdy dugc h+1h mA viOc ph{rcndu cdu oo IAm trdn bbn phfn' thd "t lai lil sin tai coi vua cha cita ngai giao cho toi trong ra chi ngai gib' ;;ot ;b" prraiioi iiloqr,,r. cho n€n, bav l*nh le t6i di ngaY vo'i ngai' lAi 0rrg hoting qu€,n ei' 16 nghi c6ch"biCt' nh&y cb Athos: c.hoirng - B* t*dycI ong tam t6i th?iyr.hngcdrr c6 Thtrgng , xudng dti & tr'€' trli va d6i khi ng6i t:tirigdua thidn su' vtli nhti.ngcon ngubi khdn khb & trhn thd'nily. A t h o s x t lc c l0 n g t ru 6 , c s g n b n g , n h i 0 t c f i a c h i r n g t r 6 goi ra : trrbi n6n t6,ddu c,frrocrn, rbi budc ddn c{ra sb -"- Grimautl, tMng nS+qndi' 13S

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(llrlt'lr:rsI'ri)rrgl0n' ftlrg N,ttt yrri rrrirrrglirrlr tlr'rirrrri ngt]'a ,,,,ii,13lrdt di drrdnrg, O[t hai oon tlrf,y (ir.irrrrrrrrl rlErr lrfrrrgt'Qt lrr)nh Inng' ** Nt\Y lllaistr.isr, tnang thu nAy cho tfr tu&c ' I)e Anb tr6ng lfr'gr.lr,rrric. Ai c6 h6i tht oOi ta di Paris' nbA, ltltrisoisg.

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