The Three Musketeers, Chapter 42 summary
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In Chapter 42, D’Artagnan prepares to share wine supposedly sent by his friends, but their arrival exposes the accompanying letter as false, and Brisemont dies after drinking it. The reunited friends discuss confronting the woman D’Artagnan suspects of arranging the poisoning, while Aramis promises to discover which convent shelters Constance.
What happens
- D’Artagnan receives twelve bottles and a letter claiming that his friends arrange the gift through Godeau.
- He invites two Guardsmen to dinner, and Brisemont drinks some wine before cannon fire interrupts the meal.
- The king arrives with troops and the Musketeers, whose reunion with D’Artagnan exposes the letter as a forgery.
- The friends find Brisemont dying; he accuses D’Artagnan of poisoning him and rejects his denial.
- Athos proposes confronting the suspected woman, though he doubts D’Artagnan’s claim that she is his wife.
- D’Artagnan worries about Constance, and Aramis undertakes to find her convent through the queen’s almoner.
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What to notice
Athos refuses to trust the apparent gift before its origin is established. His caution exposes the deception behind the feast.
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What interrupts the guests before they drink their first glasses of wine?
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