This sequel to Dumas' “Marguerite de Valois” begins four years after the sudden death of King Charles IX and succession of his brother Henry III. The reign of King Henry III was plagued with rebellion and political intrigue due to the War of the Three Henries, where his regency was challenged by King Henry of Navarre (leader of the Huguenots) and Henry I, Duke of Guise (leader of the Catholic League). Dumas weaves two main storylines through this turbulent backdrop: one of the love ignited between le Comte de Bussy and la Dame de Monsoreau, and another of the friendship between King Henry III and his truly unique jester, Chicot (Jean-Antoine d'Anglerais). - Summary by jvanstan
The wedding of St. LucHow it is not always he who opens the door, who enters the houseHow it is sometimes difficult to distinguish a dream from the realityHow Madame de St. Luc had passed the nightHow Madame de St. Luc passed the second night of her marriageLe petite coucher of Henri IIIHow, without anyone knowing why, the king was converted before the next dayHow the king was afraid of being afraidHow the angel made a mistake and spoke to Chicot, thinking it was the kingHow Bussy went to seek for the reality of his dreamM. Bryan de MonsoreauHow Bussy found both the portrait and the originalWho Diana wasThe treatyThe marriageThe marriage (continued)How Henri III. traveled, and how long it took him to get from Paris to FontainebleauBrother GorenflotHow Chicot found out that it was easier to go in than out of the abbeyHow Chicot, forced to remain in the abbey, saw and heard things very dangerous to see and hearHow Chicot learned genealogyHow M. and Madame de St. Luc met with a traveling companionThe old manHow Remy-le-Haudouin had, in Bussy's absence, established a communication with the Rue St. AntioneThe father and daughterHow Brother Gorenflot awoke, and the reception he met with at his conventHow Brother Gorenflot remained convinced that he was a somnambulist, and bitterly deplored this infirmityHow Brother Gorenflot traveled upon an ass, named Panurge, and learned many things he did not know beforeHow Brother Gorenflot changed his ass for a mule, and his mule for a horseHow Chicot and his companion installed themselves at the Hotel of the Cross, and how they were received by the hostHow the monk confessed the advocate, and the advocate the monkHow Chicot used his swordHow the Duc D'Anjou learned that Diana was not deadHow Chicot returned to the Louvre, and was received by the King Henri III.What passed between M. de Monsoreau and the DukeChicot and the KingWhat M. de Guise came to do at the LouvreCastor and PolluxIn which it is proved that listening is the best way to hearThe evening of the LeagueThe Rue de la FerronnerieThe Prince and the friendEtymology of the Rue de la JussienneHow D'Epernon had his doublet torn, and how Chomberg was stained blueChicot more than ever King of FranceHow Chicot paid a visit to Bussy, and what followedThe chess of M. Chicot, and the cup and ball of M. QuelusThe reception of the chiefs of The LeagueHow the King annexed a chief who was neither the Duc de Guise nor M. D'AnjouEteocles and PolynicesHow people do not always lose their time by searching empty drawersVentre St. GrisThe friendsBussy and DianaHow Bussy was offered three hundred pistoles for his horse, and parted with him for nothingThe diplomacy of the Duc D'AnjouThe ideas of the Duc D'AnjouA flight of AngevinsRolandWhat M. de Monsoreau came to announceHow the King learned the flight of his beloved brother, and what followedHow, as Chicot and the Queen Mother were agreed, the King began to agree with themIn which it is proved that gratitude was one of St. Luc's virtuesThe project of M. de St. LucHow M. de St. Luc showed M. de Monsoreau the trust that the King had taught himIn which we see the Queen Mother enter the town of Angers, but not triumphantlyLittle causes and great effectsHow M. de Monsoreau opened and shut his eyes, which proved that he was not deadHow M. le Duc D'Anjou went to Meridor to congratulate Madame de Monsoreau on the death of her husband, and found him there before himThe inconvenience of large litters and narrow doorsWhat temper the King was in when St. Luc reappeared at the LouvreIn which we meet two important personages whom we have lost sight of for some timeDiana's second journey to ParisHow the ambassador of the Duc D'Anjou arrived at the Louvre, and the reception he met withWhich is only the end of the preceding oneHow M. de St. Luc acquitted himself of the commission given to him by BussyIn what respect M. de St. Luc was more civilized than M. de Bussy, the lessons which he gave him, and the use which M. de Bussy made of themThe Precautions of M. de MonsoreauA visit to the house at Les TournellesThe watchersHow M. le Duc D'Anjou signed, and after having signed, spokeA promenade at the TournellesIn which Chicot sleepsWhere Chicot wakesThe Fete DieuWhich will elucidate the previous chapterThe processionChicot the FirstInterest and capitalWhat was passing near the Bastille while Chicot was paying his debt to Y. de MayenneThe assassinationHow Brother Gorenflot found himself more than ever between a gallows and an abbeyWhere Chicot guesses why D'Epernon had blood on his feet and none in his cheeksThe morning of the combatThe friends of BussyThe combatThe end
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