The Three Musketeers, Chapter 15 summary
Chapter 15 of 68 · 11 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 15, M. de Tréville challenges the charges against Athos and persuades the king to order his release, despite the cardinal’s resistance. Athos leaves prison, but Tréville remains suspicious of the cardinal, who then tells the king that Buckingham has spent five days in Paris.
What happens
- D’Artagnan and Porthos report Athos’s disappearance, and M. de Tréville discovers that he is imprisoned in Fort l’Evêque.
- Athos denies being D’Artagnan and names witnesses who can account for his movements.
- At the palace, the cardinal links interference by a Musketeer to an investigation of the queen’s secret correspondence.
- Tréville defends Athos before the king, supplies alibis for both friends, and demands release or a trial.
- The king signs a release order, and Tréville promptly frees Athos while fearing the cardinal’s next move.
- Alone with the king, the cardinal reveals that Buckingham leaves Paris that morning after a five-day stay.
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Tréville refuses to treat Athos’s release as a pardon. He insists that an innocent soldier deserves freedom rather than royal forgiveness.
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What finally allows Tréville to free Athos?
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