The Man in the Iron Mask - Alexandre Dumas - Books - Independently Published - 9798687834773 - December 30, 2020
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The Man in the Iron Mask

Book Excerpt: ... Aramis took a pen and wrote. Baisemeaux, in terror, read over his shoulder."A. M. D. G.," wrote the bishop; and he drew a cross under these four letters, which signify ad majorem Dei gloriam, "to the greater glory of God;" and thus he continued: "It is our pleasure that the order brought to M. de Baisemeaux de Montlezun, governor, for the king, of the castle of the Bastile, be held by him good and effectual, and be immediately carried into operation. "(Signed) D'HERBLAY "General of the Order, by the grace of God."Baisemeaux was so profoundly astonished, that his features remained contracted, his lips parted, and his eyes fixed. He did not move an inch, nor articulate a sound. Nothing could be heard in that large chamber but the wing-whisper of a little moth, which was fluttering to its death about the candles. Aramis, without even deigning to look at the man whom he had reduced to so miserable a condition, drew from his pocket a small case of black wax; he sealed the letter, and stamped...

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 30, 2020
ISBN13 9798687834773
Publishers Independently Published
Pages 480
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 25 mm   ·   635 g
Language English  

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