"My lord," then said he, "I have nothing to do but thank you." "And why, monsieur?
Because you have formed a correct opinion of me, or because I have acted according to your judgment?
Is that, in truth, worthy of thanks?
This gold which you are about to carry to Charles will serve me as a test for him, by seeing the use he will make of it.

I shall have an opinion which now I have not." "And yet does not your honor fear to compromise yourself by allowing such a sum to be carried away for the service of your enemy ?" "My enemy, say you?
Eh, monsieur, I have no enemies.

I am in the service of the parliament, which orders me to fight General Lambert and Charles Stuart--its enemies, and not mine.

I fight them.

If the parliament, on the contrary, ordered me to unfurl my standards on the port of London, and to assemble my soldiers on the banks to receive Charles II.--" "You would obey ?" cried Athos, joyfully.
"Pardon me," said Monk, smiling, "I was going on--I, a gray-headed man--in truth, how could I forget myself?
was going to speak like a foolish young man." "Then you would not obey ?" said Athos.
"I do not say that either, monsieur.