The Three Musketeers, Chapter 39 summary
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In Chapter 39, D’Artagnan follows an unsigned invitation, briefly sees Mme. Bonacieux in a passing carriage, and then answers a summons to the cardinal’s palace. His friends organize armed support outside, while he enters expecting possible punishment and discovers the cardinal revising a play.
What happens
- Two letters summon D’Artagnan to the Chaillot road and the cardinal’s palace, and his friends agree to protect him.
- D’Artagnan buys a horse from Aramis, and M. de Tréville promises help if he disappears.
- Mme. Bonacieux briefly appears at a carriage window, but D’Artagnan stops pursuing her when he remembers the warning.
- Athos reports seeing another head inside the carriage, prompting D’Artagnan to suspect that someone is moving her between prisons.
- The friends station Musketeers near the palace entrances while D’Artagnan enters, fearing accusations involving Milady and De Wardes.
- An usher brings D’Artagnan before a man revising dramatic verse, whom he recognizes as the cardinal.
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What to notice
The recognition ends D’Artagnan’s anxious approach with an unexpected sight: the powerful man he fears is occupied with poetry.
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Why does D’Artagnan stop chasing the carriage?
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