The Three Musketeers, Epilogue summary
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In Epilogue, La Rochelle surrenders, D’Artagnan takes command, and his companions move toward marriage, religious life, or retirement from service. D’Artagnan and Rochefort end their hostility after three fights, while M. Bonacieux disappears after seeking the cardinal’s attention, leaving only reports of his maintenance in a royal castle.
What happens
- La Rochelle surrenders after a year of siege, and the king receives a triumphant welcome in Paris.
- D’Artagnan takes command, while Porthos leaves military service and marries Mme. Coquenard.
- Aramis enters an unidentified convent, Bazin becomes a lay brother, and Athos leaves service in 1633 with Grimaud.
- After D’Artagnan wounds Rochefort in three fights, the two embrace and end their hostility.
- Rochefort obtains a sergeant’s rank for Planchet.
- M. Bonacieux attracts the cardinal’s attention, leaves for the Louvre, and never returns home.
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Rochefort proposes an end to their repeated fighting. Their warm embrace turns hostility into peace.
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