8 The Queen’s Diamonds

CHAPTER 8 The Queen's Diamonds D'Artagnan and Planchet arrived in London and hurried to see the Duke of Buckingham. The Duke was impressed that D'Artagnan, who looked so young, had made it all the way to London with someone as powerful as the Cardinal trying to stop him. When he read the Queen's letter, he cried out, "You must come with me at once!" "The Queen gave these to me," the Duke said, removing the diamonds from the jewelry box. "Now she needs them back. So

第八章女王的钻石达达尼昂和普朗歇抵达伦敦，急忙去见白金汉公爵。 令公爵印象深刻的是，看起来如此年轻的达达尼昂，竟然在红衣主教这样有权势的人试图阻止他的情况下，一路来到伦敦。 当他读到王后的信时，他喊道：“你必须马上跟我走！”“这是女王送给我的，”公爵说着，从首饰盒里取出了钻石。 “现在她需要它们回来。所以

be it." The Duke took a closer look at the diamonds. "Wait! Two are missing. See here, they have been cut away." "Who could have done that?" D'Artagnan asked. "I only wore these once," the Duke said. "It was at a party where a woman named Lady Clarik stood beside me for a long time. She must be one of the Cardinal's spies." The Duke called for a jeweler and ordered him to make replacements for the lost diamonds. By the time the diamonds were complete, there was only one day left before the King's party. "How will I get back in time?" D'Artagnan asked. "The Cardinal will be watching every ship, and it will take too long to go by land." "You will go by land," the Duke said. "I have arranged for you to have a fresh horse at

是它。”公爵仔细看了看钻石。 “等等!两人失踪。看这里，它们被剪掉了。” “这是谁干的？”D’artagnan问道。 “我只穿过一次，”公爵说。 “那是在一次聚会上，一位名叫克拉克夫人的女士在我身边站了很长时间。 她一定是红衣主教的密探之一。” 公爵请来了一位珠宝商，命令他重新镶上丢失的钻石。 当钻石完成的时候，离国王的宴会只剩下一天了。 “我怎样才能及时回来呢？”D’artagnan问道。 “红衣主教会监视每艘船，走陆路要花很长时间。” “你走陆路，”公爵说。 “我已经为你安排了一匹新马

every stop along the way. My men will take care of you." D'Artagnan thanked the Duke and left for Paris. As the Duke had promised, a fresh horse was waiting whenever D'Artagnan stopped. Traveling this way, D'Artagnan rode nonstop and arrived in Paris on the day of the party. Everyone was talking about the event. The King and the Cardinal were excited, each for their own reasons. Both men wanted to see if the Queen would be wearing the diamonds. The King was worried that his suspicions about the Queen's betrayal were correct. The Cardinal hoped to expose her secret and embarrass the King. Just before she arrived, the Cardinal showed the King two diamonds. "These come from the set you gave her," the Cardinal said. "If she is wearing the diamonds when you see her, please ask her

沿途的每一站。我的人会照顾你的。” 达达尼昂谢过公爵，就动身去巴黎了。 正如公爵所许诺的，只要达达尼昂停下来，就会有一匹新马等着他。 沿着这条路，达达尼昂不停地骑马，在聚会当天到达了巴黎。 每个人都在谈论这件事。 国王和红衣主教都很兴奋，各有各的原因。 两人都想看看女王是否会佩戴钻石。 国王担心他对王后背叛的怀疑是正确的。 红衣主教希望揭露她的秘密，让国王难堪。 就在她到达之前，红衣主教给国王看了两张方块。 “这是你送给她的那一套，”红衣主教说。 “如果你看到她戴着钻石，请问问她

how these two could have been stolen." When the Queen entered the room, the King and the Cardinal made their way through the crowd to inspect her clothes. She was wearing the diamonds on her shoulder. "Thank you for wearing my gift," the King said, looking at the diamonds. "But I believe two of them are missing. The Cardinal is waiting to return them to you." "What's this?" the Queen said, pretending to be surprised. "Are you giving me two more? Mine are all here, as you can see." The King looked closely. "So they are," he said, and looked at the Cardinal. "What does this mean, then?" The Cardinal looked embarrassed. "It means that I wanted to give the Queen these diamonds myself," he said, stuttering. "Only I was too shy, so I made up this story." The Queen smiled and thanked both men.

这两个人怎么可能被偷走呢？” 王后走进房间时，国王和红衣主教穿过人群，检查她的衣服。 她肩上戴着钻石项链。 “谢谢你戴了我的礼物，”国王看着钻石说。 “但我相信其中有两个不见了。 红衣主教正等着把它们还给你呢。” “这是什么？”女王假装惊讶地说。 “你要再给我两个吗？” 你也看到了，我的都在这儿。” 国王仔细地看了看。“是的，”他说着，望着红衣主教。 “那这是什么意思呢？”红衣主教显得很尴尬。 “意思是我想亲自把这些钻石送给女王，”他结结巴巴地说。 “只是我太害羞了，所以我编了这个故事。” 王后微笑着感谢了两人。

The King appeared to be quite happy, but the Cardinal was red with anger. D'Artagnan watched everything from the side of the room. Suddenly Madame Bonacieux touched him on the shoulder. She led him through the palace to a small room with a curtain, where she told him to wait. A few minutes later, several people entered the room on the other side of the curtain. From her voice, D'Artagnan recognized the Queen. She reached through the curtain and D'Artagnan touched her hand. As soon as he did, she dropped a large and valuable ring in his palm. D'Artagnan put the ring on his finger and then hurried home. When he arrived, Planchet told him that a letter had come from Madame Bonacieux—a short note asking him to meet her the next night. D'Artagnan's heart filled with love and he read the note many times. She had signed it.

国王看上去很高兴，但红衣主教却气得满脸通红。 达达尼昂站在房间的一边注视着一切。 突然，波那瑟太太碰了碰他的肩膀。 她领着他穿过宫殿，来到一个挂着窗帘的小房间，让他在那里等着。 几分钟后，几个人从窗帘的另一边走进房间。 从她的声音中，达达尼昂认出了女王。 她伸手穿过帘子，达达尼昂碰了碰她的手。 他刚一开口，她就把一枚又大又贵重的戒指扔进了他的手里。 达达尼昂把戒指戴在手指上，然后匆匆回家。 当他到达时，普朗歇告诉他，波那瑟太太来了一封信——一封简短的便条，要他第二天晚上去见她。 达达尼昂的心中充满了爱，他把纸条读了很多遍。 她签了名。

Finally D'Artagnan knew her first name: Constance. The next morning, Monsieur de Tréville told D'Artagnan that the King was in a good mood. The Cardinal, on the other hand, was not. "Obviously your return has something to do with this," said Monsieur de Tréville. "You will have to be very cautious now. The Cardinal will seek revenge. He is not a man to play tricks on." "Do you think he suspects that I went to London?" D'Artagnan asked. "Is that where you found the enormous ring you're wearing?" asked Monsieur de Tréville. "This was a gift from the Queen," D'Artagnan said. "She gave it to me in secret last night." "Oh my," Monsieur de Tréville said, looking worried. "You must sell that ring as soon as you can."

最后，达达尼昂知道了她的名字：康斯坦斯。 第二天早上，德·特雷姆维尔先生告诉达达尼昂，国王心情很好。 另一方面，红衣主教却不是。 “很明显，你的归来与这件事有关，”德·特雷姆维尔先生说。 “你现在必须非常小心。 红衣主教会寻求报复。 他不是一个可以捉弄的人。” “你认为他会怀疑我去了伦敦吗？”D’artagnan问道。 “你戴的那只大戒指就是在那儿找到的吗？”德·特雷姆维尔先生问。 “这是女王的礼物，”达达尼昂说。 “她昨晚秘密地给了我。” “哦，天哪，”德·特雷姆维尔先生说，看上去很担心。 “你必须尽快卖掉那枚戒指。”