Athos, a sovereign judge in all matters of delicacy, immediately added, "Raoul, you answer me with a painful feeling; you are unhappy." "Very, monsieur; you have forbidden me to go to Blois, or to see Mademoiselle de la Valliere again." Here the young man stopped.

That dear name, so delightful to pronounce, made his heart bleed, although so sweet upon his lips.
"And I have acted rightly, Raoul." Athos hastened to reply.

"I am neither an unjust nor a barbarous father; I respect true love; but I look forward for you to a future--an immense future.

A new reign is about to break upon us like a fresh dawn.

War calls upon a young king full of chivalric spirit.