Read "Chicot the Jester" by Alexandre Dumas online for free on Textopian. Full text with search, annotations, highlights, and AI-powered reading aids.
When the king left St. Luc, he found the court, according to his orders, in the great gallery. Then he gave D'O, D'Epernon and Schomberg an order to retire into the provinces, threatened Quelus and Maugiron to punish them if they quarreled anymore with Bussy, to whom he gave his hand to kiss, and then embraced his brother Francois.
As for the queen, he was prodigal in politeness to her.