...free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2000 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania... ...nifested with rustic freedom their contempt for such paltry sport, and, after a dissertation among themselves upon the disadvan- tages of hawking, the... ...t was not then, or, at least it ought not to have been, a trifling source of pride for the city of Blois, that Gaston of Orleans had chosen it as his ... ... accession of Mazarin to power, no heads had been cut off, Monsieur’s occupation was gone, and his morale suffered from it. The life of the poor princ... ... next hawking-day. 5 Dumas So much for the ennui extra muros; of the ennui of the interior we will give the reader an idea if he will with us follow ... ...nniversary of the battles of Dunbar and Worcester.” “His son has succeeded him.” “But certain men have a family, sire, and no heir. The inheritance of... ...aps ensue if your marriage fails” (Mazarin stole a furtive glance at the king), “and there are a thousand causes that might yet make your marriage fai... ...as able to 167 Dumas go out, and only one, Peter Wentworth, had been able to get in. Lambert and Monk — everything was summed up in these two men; th... ...f the Fronde, the reconciliation of M. de Conde with the king, and the probable marriage of the infanta of Spain; but he avoided, as Athos himself avo...