11 Milady Seeks Revenge

CHAPTER 11 Milady Seeks Revenge When D'Artagnan's friends caught up to him, they all agreed that they had seen Madame Bonacieux at the window of the carriage. Athos said he had also seen a man sitting next to her. "They must be moving her from one hiding place to another," D'Artagnan said. "The kidnappers still have her. They must have been warning me to stay away." "At least you know that she is alive," said Athos.

第十一章夫人报仇当达达尼昂的朋友们追上他的时候，他们都说看见波那瑟太太站在马车的窗口。 阿托斯说，他还看到一个男人坐在她旁边。 “他们一定是把她从一个藏身处搬到另一个藏身处，”达达尼昂说。 “绑架者还挟持着她。 他们一定是警告我不要靠近。” “至少你知道她还活着。”阿托斯说。

Then Athos reminded D'Artagnan of his second appointment, and the four men hurried across the city to the Cardinal's palace. As they had planned, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis waited outside. When D'Artagnan entered the Cardinal's office, the Cardinal was sitting at his desk. He was watching D'Artagnan carefully. D'Artagnan worked hard to hide his nervousness. The Cardinal seemed to know everything about him: his hometown, his family, his travel to Paris, and his adventure in England. "On your return from London, you met with a very important person," the Cardinal said. "I see you still wear the jewel that lady gave you." D'Artagnan tried to hide the ring, but it was too late. "You are a brave man," the Cardinal said. "But I should warn you that you have

然后阿托斯提醒达达尼昂他的第二个任务，四个人匆匆穿过城市来到红衣主教的宫殿。 按照计划，阿托斯、波托斯和阿拉米斯等在外面。 当达达尼昂走进红衣主教的办公室时，红衣主教正坐在他的办公桌前。 他仔细地观察着达达尼昂。 达达尼昂努力掩饰自己的紧张。 红衣主教似乎知道他的一切：他的家乡，他的家庭，他的巴黎之旅，以及他在英国的冒险经历。 “您从伦敦回来时，会见了一位非常重要的人物，”红衣主教说。 “我看到你还戴着那位女士送给你的珠宝。” 达达尼昂想把戒指藏起来，但为时已晚。 “你是一个勇敢的人，”红衣主教说。 “但是我要警告你，你已经说过了

powerful enemies. Be careful or they will destroy you. Now tell me, how would you like a promotion? I'm offering to make you a lieutenant in my guards." "But all of my friends are in the Musketeers," D'Artagnan said. "It has always been my dream to be a Musketeer, and I am finally close to becoming one." "Are you refusing me?" the Cardinal asked. "Do you think you're too good to be one of my guards?" "Not at all," D'Artagnan said, carefully. "But I haven't proven myself in battle yet. It wouldn't feel right to consider your offer until I do that." "Very well," the Cardinal said. "But remember my offer, and remember that you turned me down." D'Artagnan met his friends outside and told them what happened. They all congratulated him and told him that he had

强大的敌人。小心点，不然他们会毁了你。 现在告诉我，你想要升职吗？ 我提议让你当我的侍卫中尉。” “但我所有的朋友都在火枪手，”达达尼昂说。 “成为一名火枪手一直是我的梦想，现在我终于快要实现了。” “你在拒绝我吗？”红衣主教问道。 “你觉得你太优秀了，不适合做我的守卫吗？”“一点也不，”达达尼昂小心翼翼地说。 “但我还没有在战斗中证明自己。 在我做那件事之前，我觉得不应该考虑你的提议。” “很好，”红衣主教说。 “但是记住我的提议，记住你拒绝了我。” 达达尼昂在外面遇到了他的朋友，并告诉他们发生了什么。 他们都向他表示祝贺，并告诉他他成功了

done the right thing. They agreed to watch out for one another even more carefully from now on. The Cardinal was not to be trusted. A few days later, the men left for battle. The Duke had kept his word and started a war with France. The first battle was going to take place in the town of La Rochelle. As D'Artagnan rode out of the city, he thought about Constance and about the Cardinal's words. He was so distracted that he failed to notice Milady and two men watching him. She pointed to D'Artagnan and the men nodded and rode after him. On the way to La Rochelle, D'Artagnan traveled with the Cardinal's guards. During this time, he became separated from the Musketeers. One day as D'Artagnan was walking ahead of the other soldiers, he heard footsteps coming from the forest. He looked around and saw two soldiers running at him with their swords drawn.

做了正确的事。他们同意从今以后要更加小心地互相照应。 红衣主教不值得信任。 几天后，士兵们出发参加战斗。 公爵信守诺言，与法国开战。 第一场战役将在拉罗谢尔镇打响。 当达达尼昂骑马出城时，他想着康斯坦斯和红衣主教的话。 他心烦意乱，没有注意到夫人和两个男人在看着他。 她指了指达达尼昂，众人点点头，骑马跟在他后面。 在前往拉罗谢尔的路上，达达尼昂跟随红衣主教的卫兵。 在此期间，他与火枪手们失散了。 一天，当达达尼昂走在其他士兵的前面时，他听到森林里传来了脚步声。 他环顾四周，看见两个士兵拔剑向他奔来。

D'Artagnan fought the two men and quickly injured one of them. He soon knocked the sword from the other man's hand. He pressed the point of his own sword to the man's chest. "Speak quickly," D'Artagnan said. "Who hired you to attack me?" "A woman, monsieur," the man said. "I don't know her name. They call her Milady." "And what else did she pay you to do?" D'Artagnan asked. "She hired me and my friend to carry off a young woman and bring her to a convent in Bethune." Constance, D'Artagnan thought. D'Artagnan decided not to hurt the young man. Instead, he insisted that the boy tell him the location of the convent. In return, D'Artagnan agreed to protect him from Milady, who would surely seek revenge. The boy told D'Artagnan that his name was

达达尼昂与两人搏斗，很快打伤了其中一人。 他很快就把对方手中的剑打掉了。 他把自己的剑尖抵在那人的胸膛上。 “说快点，”达达尼昂说。 “谁雇你来攻击我的？”“一个女人，先生，”那人说。 “我不知道她的名字。他们都叫她夫人。” “她还付钱让你做什么？”D’artagnan问道。 “她雇我和我的朋友去把一个年轻女子拐走，带到白求恩的一个修院去。” 康斯坦斯，达达尼昂想。 达达尼昂决定不伤害这个年轻人。 相反，他坚持让男孩告诉他修道院的位置。 作为回报，达达尼昂同意保护他不受米拉迪的伤害，米拉迪肯定会报复他。 男孩告诉达达尼昂他的名字叫

Brisemont and the two headed back to camp. A few days later, a letter and a basket of fresh fruit arrived for D'Artagnan. The letter was from Athos. It said that he and the other Musketeers missed D'Artagnan and had decided to send him this basket as a gift. D'Artagnan smiled and decided to save the fruit to share with his friends. The next day, the Musketeers arrived to surprise D'Artagnan. Their plans had changed, and they met up with D'Artagnan's group sooner than expected. D'Artagnan welcomed his friends and thanked Athos for the fruit. "But I didn't send you anything," Athos said. D'Artagnan and the Musketeers hurried back to camp and found Brisemont lying on the ground. He was very sick.

布里斯蒙特和两人一起返回营地。 几天后，达达尼昂收到了一封信和一篮新鲜水果。 这封信是阿多斯写来的。 信上说他和其他火枪手想念达达尼昂，决定把这个篮子作为礼物送给他。 达达尼昂笑了笑，决定把水果留着和朋友们分享。 第二天，火枪手们来了，给达达尼昂一个惊喜。 他们的计划改变了，他们比预期更早地遇到了达达尼昂的团队。 达达尼昂欢迎了他的朋友们，并感谢阿托斯送来的水果。 “可我什么也没送你。”阿托斯说。 达达尼昂和火枪手们急忙赶回营地，发现布里斯蒙特躺在地上。 他病得很重。