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The first moment of surprise over, D'Artagnan reperused Athos's note. "It is strange," said he, "that the king should send for me."
"Why so?" said Raoul; "do you not think, monsieur, that the king must regret such a servant as you?"
"Oh, oh!" cried the officer, laughing with all his might; "you are poking fun at me, Master Raoul. If the king had regretted me, he would not have let me leave him. No, no; I see in it something better, or worse, if you like."
"Worse! What can that be, monsieur le chevalier?"
"You are young, you are a boy, you are admirable. Oh, how I should like to be as you are! To be but twenty-four, with an unfurrowed brow, under which the brain is void of everything but women, love, and good intentions. Oh, Raoul, as long as you have not received the smiles of kings, the confidence of queens; as long as you have not had two cardinals killed under you, the one a tiger, the other a fox, as long as you have not -- But what is the good of all this trifling? We must part, Raoul."
"How you say the word! What a serious face!"
"Eh! but the occasion is worthy of it. Listen to me. I have a very good recommendation to tender you."
"I am all attention, Monsieur d'Artagnan."
"You will go and inform your father of my departure."
"Pardieu! You will tell him that I am gone into England; and that I am living in my little country-house."
"In England, you! -- And the king's orders?"
"You get more and more silly: do you imagine that I am going to the Louvre, to place myself at the disposal of that little crowned wolf-cub?"
"The king a wolf-cub? Why, monsieur le chevalier, you are mad!"
"On the contrary, I never was so sane. You do not know what he wants to do with me, this worthy son of Louis le Juste! -- But, Mordioux! that is policy. He wishes to ensconce me snugly in the Bastile -- purely and simply, look you!"
"What for?" cried Raoul, terrified at what he heard.
"On account of what I told him one day at Blois. I was warm; he remembers it."
"That he was mean, cowardly, and silly."
"Good God!" cried Raoul, "is it possible that such words should have issued from your mouth?"
"Perhaps I don't give the letter of my speech, but I give the sense of it."
"But did not the king have you arrested immediately?"
"By whom? It was I who commanded the musketeers; he must have commanded me to convey myself to prison; I would never have consented: I would have resisted myself. And then I went into England -- no more D'Artagnan. Now, the cardinal is dead, or nearly so, they learn that I am in Paris, and they lay their hands on me."
"The cardinal was your protector?"
"The cardinal knew me; he knew certain particularities of me; I also knew some of his; we appreciated each other mutually. And then, on rendering his soul to the devil, he would recommend Anne of Austria to make me the inhabitant of a safe place. Go then, and find your father, relate the fact to him -- and adieu!"
"My dear Monsieur d'Artagnan," said Raoul, very much agitated, after having looked out at the window, "you cannot even fly!"
"Because there is below an officer of the Swiss guards waiting for you."
"Well, he will arrest you."
D'Artagnan broke into a Homeric laugh.
"Oh! I know very well that you will resist, that you will fight, even; I know very well that you will prove the conqueror; but that amounts to rebellion, and you are an officer yourself, knowing what discipline is."
"Devil of a boy, how logical that is!" grumbled D'Artagnan.
"You approve of it. do you not?"
"Yes, instead of passing into the street, where that idiot is waiting for me, I will slip quietly out at the back. I have a horse in the stable, and a good one. I will ride him to death; my means permit me to do so, and by killing one horse after another, I shall arrive at Boulogne in eleven hours; I know the road. Only tell your father one thing."
"That is -- that the thing he knows about is placed at Planchet's house, except a fifth, and that ---- "
"But, my dear M. d'Artagnan, rest assured that if you fly, two things will be said of you."
"What are they, my dear friend?"
"The first, that you have been afraid."
"Ah! and who will dare to say that?"
"Well! but he will tell the truth, -- I am afraid."
"The second, that you knew yourself guilty."
"Why, of the crimes they wish to impute to you."
"That is true again. So, then, you advise me to go and get myself made a prisoner in the Bastile?"
"M. le Comte de la Fere would advise you just as I do."
"Pardieu! I know he would," said D'Artagnan thoughtfully. "You are right, I shall not escape. But if they cast me into the Bastile?"
"We will get you out again," said Raoul, with a quiet, calm air.
"Mordioux! You said that after a brave fashion, Raoul," said D'Artagnan, seizing his hand, "that savors of Athos, distinctly. Well, I will go, then. Do not forget my last word."
"Except a fifth," said Raoul.
"Yes, you are a fine boy! and I wish you to add one thing to that last word."
"It is that if you cannot get me out of the Bastile, and I remain there -- oh! that will be so, and I shall be a detestable prisoner; I, who have been a passable man, -- in that case, I give three-fifths to you, and the fourth to your father."
"Mordioux! If you will have some masses said for me, you are welcome."
That being said, D'Artagnan took his belt from the hook, girded on his sword, took a hat the feather of which was fresh, and held his hand out to Raoul, who threw himself into his arms. When in the shop, he cast a quick glance at the shop-lads, who looked upon the scene with a pride mingled with some inquietude; then plunging his hands into a chest of currants, he went straight to the officer who was waiting for him at the door.
"Those features! Can it be you, Monsieur de Friedisch?" cried D'Artagnan, gayly. "Eh! eh! what, do we arrest our friends?"
"Arrest!" whispered the lads among themselves.
"Yes, it is I, Monsieur d'Artagnan! Good-day to you!" said the Swiss, in his mountain patois.
"Must I give you up my sword? I warn you, that it is long and heavy; you had better let me wear it to the Louvre: I feel quite lost in the streets without a sword, and you would be more at a loss than I should, with two."
"The king has given no orders about it," replied the Swiss, "so keep your sword."
"Well, that is very polite on the part of the king. Let us go, at once."
Monsieur Friedisch was not a talker, and D'Artagnan had too many things to think about to say much. From Planchet's shop to the Louvre was not far -- they arrived in ten minutes. It was a dark night. M. de Friedisch wanted to enter by the wicket. "No," said D'Artagnan, "you would lose time by that; take the little staircase."
The Swiss did as D'Artagnan advised, and conducted him to the vestibule of the king's cabinet. When arrived there, he bowed to his prisoner, and, without saying anything, returned to his post. D'Artagnan had not had time to ask why his sword was not taken from him, when the door of the cabinet opened, and a valet de chambre called "M. D'Artagnan!" The musketeer assumed his parade carriage and entered, with his large eyes wide open, his brow calm, his mustache stiff. The king was seated at a table writing. He did not disturb himself when the step of the musketeer resounded on the floor; he did not even turn his head. D'Artagnan advanced as far as the middle of the room, and seeing that the king paid no attention to him, and suspecting, besides, that this was nothing but affectation, a sort of tormenting preamble to the explanation that was preparing, he turned his back on the prince, and began to examine the frescoes on the cornices, and the cracks in the ceiling. This maneuver was accompanied by a little tacit monologue. "Ah! you want to humble me, do you? -- you, whom I have seen so young -- you, whom I have served as I would my own child, -- you, whom I have served as I would a God -- that is to say, for nothing. Wait awhile! wait awhile! you shall see what a man can do who has snuffed the air of the fire of the Huguenots, under the beard of monsieur le cardinal -- the true cardinal." At this moment Louis turned round.
"Ah! are you there, Monsieur d'Artagnan?" said he.
D'Artagnan saw the movement and imitated it. "Yes, sire," said he.
"Very well; have the goodness to wait till I have cast this up."
D'Artagnan made no reply; he only bowed. "That is polite enough," thought he; "I have nothing to say."
Louis made a violent dash with his pen, and threw it angrily away.
"Ah! go on, work yourself up!" thought the musketeer; "you will put me at my ease. You shall find I did not empty the bag, the other day, at Blois."
Louis rose from his seat, passed his hand over his brow, then, stopping opposite to D'Artagnan, he looked at him with an air at once imperious and kind. "What the devil does he want with me? I wish he would begin!" thought the musketeer.
"Monsieur," said the king, "you know, without doubt, that monsieur le cardinal is dead?"
"You know that, consequently, I am master in my own kingdom?"
"That is not a thing that dates from the death of monsieur le cardinal, sire; a man is always master in his own house, when he wishes to be so."
"Yes; but do you remember all you said to me at Blois?"
"Now we come to it," thought D'Artagnan, "I was not deceived. Well, so much the better, it is a sign that my scent is tolerably keen yet."
"You do not answer me," said Louis.
"Sire, I think I recollect."
"It is so long ago."
"If you do not remember, I do. You said to me, -- listen with attention."
"Ah! I shall listen with all my ears, sire; for it is very likely the conversation will turn in a fashion very interesting to me."
Louis once more looked at the musketeer, The latter smoothed the feather of his hat, then his mustache, and waited bravely. Louis XIV. continued: "You quitted my service, monsieur, after having told me the whole truth?"
"That is, after having declared to me all you thought to be true, with regard to my mode of thinking and acting. That is always a merit. You began by telling me that you had served my family thirty years, and were fatigued."
"I said so; yes, sire."
"And you afterwards admitted that that fatigue was a pretext, and that discontent was the real cause."
"I was discontented, in fact, but that discontent has never betrayed itself, that I know of, and if, like a man of heart, I have spoken out before your majesty, I have not even thought of the matter, before anybody else."
"Do not excuse yourself, D'Artagnan, but continue to listen to me. When making me the reproach that you were discontented, you received in reply a promise: -- `Wait.' -- Is not that true?"
"Yes, sire, as true as what I told you."
"You answered me, `Hereafter! No, now, immediately.' Do not excuse yourself, I tell you. It was natural, but you had no charity for your poor prince, Monsieur d'Artagnan."
"Sire! charity for a king, on the part of a poor soldier!"
"You understand me very well; you knew that I stood in need of it; you knew very well that I was not master; you knew very well that my hope was in the future. Now, you answered me when I spoke of that future, `My discharge, -- and that directly.'"
"That is true," murmured D'Artagnan, biting his mustache.
"You did not flatter me when I was in distress," added Louis.
"But," said D'Artagnan, raising his head nobly, "if I did not flatter your majesty when poor, neither did I betray you. I have shed my blood for nothing; I have watched like a dog at a door, knowing full well that neither bread nor bone would be thrown to me. I, although poor likewise, asked nothing of your majesty but the discharge you speak of."
"I know you are a brave man, but I was a young man, and you ought to have had some indulgence for me. What had you to reproach the king with? -- that he left King Charles II. without assistance? -- let us say further -- that he did not marry Mademoiselle de Mancini?" When saying these words, the king fixed upon the musketeer a searching look.
"Ah! ah!" thought the latter, "he is doing far more than remembering, he divines. The devil!"
"Your sentence," continued Louis, "fell upon the king and fell upon the man. But, Monsieur d'Artagnan, that weakness, for you considered it a weakness?" -- D'Artagnan made no reply -- "you reproached me also with regard to monsieur, the defunct cardinal. Now, monsieur le cardinal, did he not bring me up, did he not support me? -- elevating himself and supporting himself at the same time, I admit; but the benefit was discharged. As an ingrate or an egotist, would you, then, have better loved or served me?"
"We will say no more about it, monsieur; it would only create in you too many regrets, and me too much pain."
D'Artagnan was not convinced. The young king, in adopting a tone of hauteur with him, did not forward his purpose.
"You have since reflected?" resumed Louis.
"Upon what, sire?" asked D'Artagnan, politely.
"Why, upon all that I have said to you, monsieur."
"Yes, sire, no doubt ---- "
"And you have only waited for an opportunity of retracting your words?"
"I do not understand what your majesty did me the honor to say to me."
"Have the goodness to excuse me, sire; my understanding is particularly thick; things do not penetrate it without difficulty; but it is true, when once they get in, they remain there."
"Yes, yes; you appear to have a memory."
"Almost as good a one as your majesty's."
"Then give me quickly one solution. My time is valuable. What have you been doing since your discharge?"
"The expression is crude, Monsieur d'Artagnan."
"Your majesty takes it in bad part, certainly. I entertain nothing but the profoundest respect for the king; and if I have been impolite, which might be excused by my long sojourn in camps and barracks, your majesty is too much above me to be offended at a word that innocently escapes from a soldier."
"In fact, I know you performed a brilliant action in England, monsieur. I only regret that you have broken your promise."
"Doubtless. You engaged your word not to serve any other prince on quitting my service. Now it was for King Charles II. that you undertook the marvelous carrying off of M. Monk."
"Pardon me, sire, it was for myself."
"Like the captains of the fifteenth century, coups-de-main and adventures."
"What do you call succeeding? -- a fortune?"
"A hundred thousand crowns, sire, which I now possess -- that is, in one week three times as much money as I ever had in fifty years."
"It is a handsome sum. But you are ambitious, I perceive."
"I, sire? The quarter of that would be a treasure; and I swear to you I have no thought of augmenting it."
"What! you contemplate remaining idle?"
"You mean to drop the sword?"
"That I have already done."
"Impossible, Monsieur d'Artagnan," said Louis, firmly.
"Because it is my wish you should not!" said the young prince, in a voice so stern and imperious that D'Artagnan evinced surprise and even uneasiness.
"Will your majesty allow me one word of reply?" said he.
"I formed that resolution when I was poor and destitute."
"So be it. Go on."
"Now, when by my energy I have acquired a comfortable means of subsistence, would your majesty despoil me of my liberty? Your majesty would condemn me to the lowest, when I have gained the highest?"
"Who gave you permission, monsieur to fathom my designs, or to reckon with me?" replied Louis, in a voice almost angry; "who told you what I shall do or what you will yourself do?"
"Sire," said the musketeer, quietly, "as far as I see, freedom is not the order of the conversation, as it was on the day we came to an explanation at Blois."
"No, monsieur; everything is changed."
"I tender your majesty my sincere compliments upon that, but ---- "
"But you don't believe it?"
"I am not a great statesman, and yet I have my eye upon affairs; it seldom fails; now, I do not see exactly as your majesty does, sire. The reign of Mazarin is over, but that of the financiers is begun. They have the money; your majesty will not often see much of it. To live under the paw of these hungry wolves is hard for a man who reckoned upon independence."
At this moment some one scratched at the door of the cabinet; the king raised his head proudly. "Your pardon, Monsieur d'Artagnan," said he; "it is M. Colbert, who comes to make me a report. Come in M. Colbert."
D'Artagnan drew back. Colbert entered with papers in his hand, and went up to the king. There can be little doubt that the Gascon did not lose the opportunity of applying his keen, quick glance to the new figure which presented itself.
"And the opinion of the inquisitors?"
"Is that the accused merit confiscation and death."
"Ah! ah!" said the king, without changing countenance, and casting an oblique look at D'Artagnan. "And your own opinion, M. Colbert?" said he.
Colbert looked at D'Artagnan in his turn. That imposing countenance checked the words upon his lips. Louis perceived this. "Do not disturb yourself," said he; "it is M. d'Artagnan, -- do you not know M. d'Artagnan again?"
These two men looked at each other -- D'Artagnan, with eyes open and bright as the day -- Colbert, with his half closed, and dim. The frank intrepidity of the one annoyed the other; the circumspection of the financier disgusted the soldier. "Ah! ah! this is the gentleman who made that brilliant stroke in England," said Colbert. And he bowed slightly to D'Artagnan.
"Ah! ah!" said the Gascon, "this is the gentleman who clipped off the lace from the uniform of the Swiss! A praiseworthy piece of economy."
The financier thought to pierce the musketeer; but the musketeer ran the financier through.
"Monsieur d'Artagnan," resumed the king, who had not remarked all the shades of which Mazarin would have missed not one, "this concerns the farmers of the revenue who have robbed me, whom I am hanging, and whose death-warrants I am about to sign."
"Oh! oh!" said D'Artagnan, starting.
"Oh! nothing, sire. This is no business of mine."
The king had already taken up the pen, and was applying it to the paper. "Sire," said Colbert in a subdued voice, "I beg to warn your majesty, that if an example be necessary, there will be difficulty in the execution of your orders."
"What do you say?" said Louis.
"You must not conceal from yourself," continued Colbert quietly, "that attacking the farmers-general is attacking the superintendence. The two unfortunate guilty men in question are the particular friends of a powerful personage, and the punishment, which otherwise might be comfortably confined to the Chatelet will doubtless be a signal for disturbances!"
Louis colored and turned towards D'Artagnan, who took a slight bite at his mustache, not without a smile of pity for the financier, and for the king who had to listen to him so long. But Louis seized the pen, and with a movement so rapid, that his hand shook, he affixed his signature at the bottom of the two papers presented by Colbert, -- then looking the latter in the face, -- "Monsieur Colbert'" said he, "when you speak to me on business, exclude more frequently the word difficulty from your reasonings and opinions; as to the word impossibility, never pronounce it."
Colbert bowed, much humiliated at having to undergo such a lesson before the musketeer; he was about to go out, but, jealous to repair his check: "I forgot to announce to your majesty," said he, "that the confiscations amount to the sum of five millions of livres."
"That's pretty well!" thought D'Artagnan.
"Which makes in my coffers?" said the king.
"Eighteen millions of livres, sire," replied Colbert, bowing.
"Mordioux!" growled D'Artagnan, "that's glorious!"
"Monsieur Colbert," added the king, "you will, if you please, go through the gallery where M. Lyonne is waiting, and will tell him to bring hither what he has drawn up -- by my order."
"Directly, sire; if your majesty wants me no more this evening?"
"No, monsieur: good-night!" And Colbert went out.
"Now, let us return to our affair, M. d'Artagnan," said the king, as if nothing had happened. "You see that, with respect to money, there is already a notable change."
"Something to the tune of from zero to eighteen millions," replied the musketeer, gayly. "Ah! that was what your majesty wanted the day King Charles II. came to Blois. The two states would not have been embroiled to-day; for I must say, that there also I see another stumbling-block."
"Well, in the first place," replied Louis, "you are unjust, monsieur; for, if Providence had made me able to give my brother the million that day, you would not have quitted my service, and, consequently, you would not have made your fortune, as you told me just now you have done. But, in addition to this, I have had another piece of good fortune; and my difference with Great Britain need not alarm you."
A valet de chambre interrupted the king by announcing M. Lyonne. "Come in, monsieur," said the king; "you are punctual; that is like a good servant. Let us see your letter to my brother Charles II."
D'Artagnan pricked up his ears. "A moment, monsieur," said Louis, carelessly to the Gascon, "I must expedite to London my consent to the marriage of my brother, M. le Duc d'Anjou, with the Princess Henrietta Stuart."
"He is knocking me about, it seems," murmured D'Artagnan, whilst the king signed the letter, and dismissed M. de Lyonne, "but, ma foi! the more he knocks me about in this manner, the better I like it."
The king followed M. de Lyonne with his eyes, till the door was closed behind him; he even made three steps, as if he would follow the minister, but, after these three steps, stopping, pausing, and coming back to the musketeer, -- "Now, monsieur," said he, "let us hasten to terminate our affair. You told me the other day, at Blois, that you were not rich?"
"But I am now, sire."
"Yes, but that does not concern me; you have your own money, not mine; that does not enter into my account."
"I do not well understand what your majesty means."
"Then, instead of leaving you to draw out words, speak, spontaneously. Should you be satisfied with twenty thousand livres a year as a fixed income?"
"But, sire," said D'Artagnan, opening his eyes to the utmost.
"Would you be satisfied with four horses furnished and kept, and with a supplement of funds such as you might require, according to occasions and needs, or would you prefer a fixed sum which would be, for example, forty thousand livres? Answer."
"Sire, your majesty ---- "
"Yes, you are surprised; that is natural, and I expected it. Answer me, come! or I shall think you have no longer that rapidity of judgment I have so much admired in you."
"It is certain, sire, that twenty thousand livres a year make a handsome sum; but ---- "
"No buts! Yes or no, is it an honorable indemnity?"
"You will be satisfied with it? That is well. It will be better to reckon the extra expenses separately; you can arrange that with Colbert. Now let us pass to something more important."
"But, sire, I told your majesty ---- "
"That you wanted rest, I know you did: only I replied that I would not allow it -- I am master, I suppose?"
"That is well. You were formerly in the way of becoming captain of the musketeers?"
"Well, here is your commission signed. I place it in this drawer. The day on which you shall return from a certain expedition which I have to confide to you, on that day you may yourself take the commission from the drawer." D'Artagnan still hesitated, and hung down his head. "Come, monsieur," said the king, "one would believe, to look at you, that you did not know that at the court of the most Christian king, the captain-general of the musketeers takes precedence of the marechals of France."
"Sire, I know he does.
"Then, am I to think you do put no faith in my word?"
"Oh! sire, never -- never dream of such a thing."
"I have wished to prove to you, that you, so good a servant, had lost a good master; am I anything like the master that will suit you?"
"I begin to think you are, sire."
"Then, monsieur, you will resume your functions. Your company is quite disorganized since your departure and the men go about drinking and rioting in the cabarets where they fight, in spite of my edicts, and those of my father. You will reorganize the service as soon as possible."
"You will not again quit my person."
"You will march with me to the army, you will encamp round my tent."
"Then, sire," said D'Artagnan, "if it is only to impose upon me a service like that, your majesty need not give me twenty thousand livres a year. I shall not earn them."
"I desire that you shall keep open house; I desire that you should keep a liberal table; I desire that my captain of musketeers should be a personage."
"And I," said D'Artagnan, bluntly; "I do not like easily found money; I like money won! Your majesty gives me an idle trade, which the first comer would perform for four thousand livres."
Louis XIV. began to laugh. "You are a true Gascon, Monsieur d'Artagnan; you will draw my heart's secret from me."
"Bah! has your majesty a secret, then?"
"Well! then I accept the twenty thousand livres, for I will keep that secret, and discretion is above all price, in these times. Will your majesty speak now?"
"Boot yourself, Monsieur d'Artagnan, and to horse!"
"That is well, sire: for I have my affairs to settle before I set out; particularly if it is likely there should be any blows stirring."
"We can receive them! But, sire, you have addressed yourself to avarice, to ambition; you have addressed yourself to the heart of M. d'Artagnan, but you have forgotten one thing."
"You have said nothing to his vanity, when shall I be a knight of the king's orders?"
"Why, yes, sire. My friend Athos is quite covered with orders, and that dazzles me."
"You shall be a knight of my order a month after you have taken your commission of captain."
"Ah! ah!" said the officer, thoughtfully, "after the expedition."
"Where is your majesty going to send me?"
"Have you any friends there?"
"In Bretagne? No, ma foi!"
"So much the better. Do you know anything about fortifications?"
"I believe I do, sire," said D'Artagnan, smiling.
"That is to say you can readily distinguish a fortress from a simple fortification, such as is allowed to chatelains or vassals?"
"I distinguish a fort from a rampart as I distinguish a cuirass from a raised pie-crust, sire. Is that sufficient?"
"Yes, monsieur. You will set out then."
"Absolutely alone. That is to say, you must not even take a lackey with you."
"May I ask your majesty for what reason?"
"Because, monsieur, it will be necessary to disguise yourself sometimes, as the servant of a good family. Your face is very well known in France, M. d'Artagnan."
"And then you will travel slowly through Bretagne, and will examine carefully the fortifications of that country."
"Yes, and the isles, commencing by Belle-Isle-en-Mer."
"Ah! which belongs to M. Fouquet!" said D'Artagnan, in a serious tone, raising his intelligent eye to Louis XIV.
"I fancy you are right, monsieur, and that Belle-Isle does belong to M. Fouquet, in fact."
"Then your majesty wishes me to ascertain if Belle-Isle is a strong place?"
"If the fortifications of it are new or old?"
"And if the vassals of M. Fouquet are sufficiently numerous to form a garrison?"
"That is what I want to know; you have placed your finger on the question."
"And if they are not fortifying, sire?"
"You will travel about Bretagne, listening and judging."
"Then I am a king's spy?" said D'Artagnan, bluntly, twisting his mustache.
"Your pardon, sire; I spy on your majesty's account."
"You start on a voyage of discovery, monsieur. Would you march at the head of your musketeers, with your sword in your hand, to observe any spot whatever, or an enemy's position?"
At this word D'Artagnan started.
"Do you," continued the king, "imagine yourself to be a spy?"
"No, no," said D'Artagnan, but pensively; "the thing changes its face when one observes an enemy; one is but a soldier. And if they are fortifying Belle-Isle?" added he, quickly.
"You will take an exact plan of the fortifications."
"Will they permit me to enter?"
"That does not concern me; that is your affair. Did you not understand that I reserved for you a supplement of twenty thousand livres per annum, if you wished it?"
"Yes, sire; but if they are not fortifying?"
"You will return quietly, without fatiguing your horse."
"You will begin to-morrow by going to monsieur le surintendant's to take the first quarter of the pension I give you. Do you know M. Fouquet?"
"Very little, sire; but I beg your majesty to observe that I don't think it immediately necessary that I should know him."
"Your pardon, monsieur; for he will refuse you the money I wish you to take; and it is that refusal I look for."
"Ah!" said D'Artagnan. "Then, sire?"
"The money being refused, you will go and seek it at M. Colbert's. A propos, have you a good horse?"
"How much did it cost you?"
"A hundred and fifty pistoles."
"I will buy it of you. Here is a note for two hundred pistoles."
"But I want my horse for my journey, sire."
"Well, and you take mine from me."
"Not at all. On the contrary, I give it you. Only as it is now mine and not yours, I am sure you will not spare it."
"Your majesty is in a hurry, then?"
"Then what compels me to wait two days?"
"That's a different affair. The horse may make up the two days, in the eight he has to travel; and then there is the post."
"No, no, the post compromises, Monsieur d'Artagnan. Begone and do not forget you are my servant."
"Sire, it is not my duty to forget it! At what hour to-morrow shall I take my leave of your majesty?"
"I must henceforward lodge at the Louvre."
"That must not be now -- keep your lodgings in the city: I will pay for them. As to your departure, it must take place at night; you must set out without being seen by any one, or, if you are seen, it must not be known that you belong to me. Keep your mouth shut, monsieur."
"Your majesty spoils all you have said by that single word."
"I asked you where you lodged, for I cannot always send to M. le Comte de la Fere to seek you."
"I lodge with M. Planchet, a grocer, Rue des Lombards, at the sign of the Pilon d'Or."
"Go out but little, show yourself less, and await my orders."
"And yet, sire, I must go for the money."
"That is true, but when going to the superintendence, where so many people are constantly going, you must mingle with the crowd."
"I want the notes, sire, for the money."
"Here they are." The king signed them, and D'Artagnan looked on, to assure himself of their regularity.
"Adieu! Monsieur d'Artagnan," added the king; "I think you have perfectly understood me."
"I? I understand that your majesty sends me to Belle-Isle-en-Mer, that is all."
"To learn how M. Fouquet's works are going on; that is all."
"Very well: I admit you may be taken."
"And I do not admit it," replied the Gascon, boldly.
"I admit you may be killed," continued the king.
"That is not probable, sire."
"In the first case, you must not speak; in the second there must be no papers found upon you."
D'Artagnan shrugged his shoulders without ceremony, and took leave of the king, saying to himself: -- "The English shower continues -- let us remain under the spout!"


text: So you’ve take the deep breath and considered really investing in your wedding photography but don’t know where to start? How much does this all actually cost…what’s too much and what is just not enough? Well, take another breath & rest assured, your investment will be well placed here with me.

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Mjölnir, Thor’s Hammer, is an iconic symbol for Heathens and Asatruar alike. An image symbolizing Strength and Honour!
“This particular Mjölnir was designed for a customer who was gifted this re-creation from a friend on a Norwegian Archaeological dig. After 6+ hours editing this design, the image once again lives after nearly 1000+ years of being hidden away! Here is what the customer messaged me with,”…The original gold Hammer was found by my friend on a dig in Norway. I have a copy made on site from 1000 year old bronze…It has been my favorite Hammer design since I received it at the age of 20…”” – This comes to us directly from our Vendor.
These decals work well on smooth finished surfaces such as Walls (Home / Work), Glass (Automobile / Home), Metal (Bike / Automobile / Tank), Laptop / Notebook or any other creative applications you can contrive! They will resist the elements of being Out-of-Doors for up to 6 years with minimal care.

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My travel guide | You're on the Canary Islands Tourism website.
In My Guide you'll find all your favourites together so you can organise your holiday exactly as you want it and access your information quickly and directly whenever you want. If you haven't started yet, you can add what interests you the most by clicking on the favourites icons.
In My Guide you'll find all your favourites together so you can organise your holiday exactly as you want it and access your information quickly and directly whenever you want.

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In the past few years, reading the game market has drifted apart. On the one hand, high-powered home consoles and PCs allow for always more impressive and more detailed game worlds created. On the other hand, there are countless, mostly competing is so fun and simple Mobile Games, to win the favor of Smartphone and Tablet owners. In between consoles cavort even in Mobile, but either addressed to a specific audience (3DS: children and young people) or are simply not successful (Playstation Vita). What it was, was a console that allows seamless Play: at home on the TV and on the go, on the touch screen. The dream of all and to play commuters, so to speak.
Exactly, this console has now been published. It is by Nintendo, is called Switch and cost of the basic equipment for around 330 euros. It provides the handy Tablet in the supplied Docking Station, then the image in seconds appears on the TV that is connected via an HDMI cable. Conversely, it is equally fast: just the Tablet draw from the Docking Station, and the picture jumps back on the 6.2-inch touch screen of the tablet. The Joy-Con Controller sitting on the side of the mobile console, but also peeling, and then conveniently, such as two remote controls. With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo has been a veritable Blockbuster in the Luggage.
However, the attractiveness of a console is not only measured according to how varied they can be used. But also to the very basic things such as price, graphics, ease of use, game selection and networking opportunities. Many consoles have failed because they could not compensate for weaknesses in these areas, not through spectacular new Features. Nintendo themselves can sing a song about it: The Wii (2006) with their new motion control, while a big hit, the successor to Wii U (2012), however, flopped violently. The Wii U did little, that you have an original Second Screen had a concept for asymmetric games. In Public, it was mainly perceived as weak stragglers of the Generation of PS4/Xbox One. Nintendo has learned from those mistakes, or the group is again between all the chairs?
Than Anywhere console Switch should, of course, is of a consistently high quality experience regardless of location. Or in other words: Breath of the Wild at home on the TV just as much fun as on-the-go in the S-Bahn? As a graphical scale, the new Zelda is very good, because the beautiful landscapes of the Kingdom of Hyrule are detailed and colourful. On-the-go, on the touch screen, Zelda is shown with a resolution of 720p, however, on the home television with a resolution of 900p. Because the console has to expect the Latter more, breaks the image, a rate slightly from time to time, such as Polygon documented in a comparison video.
On the touch screen, Zelda looks considerably sharper than on the TV screen: you see the swaying Grass, the blurred in the TV version. Who is playing Zelda on the go, should look for a suitable place: The touch screen is not light in comparison to most of the smartphone screens for a while and was strong, however, the sufficient to approximately fill of sun defying lighting in the city Park. Moreover, it’s annoying that the touch screen reflects. So the best place for mobile games is ultimately a relatively dark room. Possible scenario: The parents watching, the children play on the touch screen. A Second-Screen function Switch.
A further important factor for mobile Play, the battery life is. In the case of a graphically demanding Game like Zelda, the Switch only lasts about three hours, then the Tablet via USB-C adapter plug-in. The charging time is between two and three hours. Anyone that would like to play a long time, should rely on an external battery Pack. The batteries of the Joy-Con-Controller do at the earliest after about 20 hours of limp, survive for several Gaming Sessions.
index Joy-Con: The two lightweight Controller with the Best thing about the Switch console. And because you can keep them in Games such as the Remote Controller of the Wii locker to the left and to the right of the body, to use instead of a Controller with two hands. Those who prefer the Latter, you can put together, the two Joy-Cons in a bracket – or a so-called Pro-Controller to buy, but costs an additional 70 euros. A disadvantage of the Joy-Cons is that they are built for big hands to small pieces, which exerts on duration of the Play. After all, with loops at the wrist to allow you to Play at Party-such as 1-2-Switch, not flying through the air. This one pushes the Joy-Cons with special attachments. Quite tricky it is, if you want to detach from the Tablet, a tiny snap-on button must be pressed. It is not rare to presses by Mistake the function keys on the Controller.

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If you’re considering getting a new dog, think about adding a Labradoodle to your home. These are big dogs with big personality and a fluffy coat. In recent years, Labradoodles have become increasingly popular for a variety of reasons. If you’re thinking about adding a furry friend to your family, here are a few reasons why you should get a Labradoodle.
You need an exercise partner.
Labradoodles are energetic animals that need plenty of exercise. This breed is happiest when it can go on a couple walks a day and play with its owner in between. One of these walks must be substantial enough to burn this breed’s endless energy—a trip around the block won’t be enough. This is a good breed for owners who already spend a lot of time exercising outside, or those looking to stick to a dedicated exercise routine. In addition to walks, this breed does well in a home with a backyard so it can play fetch. A Labradoodle won’t love being inside and alone all day, so they fit in best in a home where there’s someone eager to give them the attention they need.
You want a dog, but you have minor allergies.
While no dog breed is technically 100% hypoallergenic, these dogs come pretty close. Because of their Poodle lineage, this breed seems to have less of an allergenic trigger in people than other breeds do. This means that there’s a good chance you won’t be sneezing and wheezing around this pooch. Another good thing about this kind of coat is that it sheds less than a straight haired dog. While you might be able to see a few hairs on the couch or your clothes, you won’t have to sweep your floor on a daily basis to deal with the shedding. If you have dog allergies, it’s best to meet the Labradoodle before you bring it home, just to make sure it doesn’t make you feel sick, as some dogs make people sneeze more than others.
You want a new best friend.
There’s a reason why Labradoodles are often used as comfort companions. This dog has an upbeat personality and is super sweet. They are somewhat sensitive, so they’re able to pick up on human emotions and body language cues. If you’re feeling sad, this is the kind of dog that will cuddle up beside you. They will greet you at the door at the end of a long day with a wagging tail, begging you to play a game of fetch with them. This dog can be calm at times, but will also keep you active and moving. With a Labradoodle, you’ll always have a companion that is game to go on a walk or spend some time at the park. They are friendly around both people and other dogs, and are generally good with children.
Is a Labradoodle the Right Fit for Your Personality?

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Join our families with grade-school children for an interactive and engaging service.
The 6:00 pm Family Shabbat Evening Service is designed for families with grade-school children. This is an interactive and engaging service. All are welcome.
Please join us at 5:15 pm for Preneg, a light refreshment for you to enjoy with your Temple Beth El friends and family before services.

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Evil Geniuses have announced some major changes to their roster which include a role swap, a brand new player and a brand new coach.
Evil Geniuses form this season has been good but not outstanding. They attended four Pro Circuit events since it started with their best results top 4 at the PGL Open Bucharest and 3rd at the DreamLeague Major. Earlier this evening Evil Geniuses announced the big news that they would be welcoming Rasmus 'MiSeRy' Fillipsen to the roster, with Saahil 'Universe' Arora the player leaving to make room for his addition.
"This is a hard day. Universe has been a cornerstone of our Dota 2 roster for many years, and the decision to reconfigure the roster without him as a part of it was not one taken lightly. Words cannot thank him for what he has brought to this team and our fans. We wish him the best," said Phillip Aram, Evil Geniuses COO in the announcement.
Misery will not only be EG's new support player but also their new captain. The captaincy was previously Clinton 'Fear' Loomis's, but the EG veteran will now be moving to take over the mid-lane. As part of the new roster Sumail 'SumaiL' Syed Hassan will be following in the footsteps of Gustav 's4' Magnusson and Adrian 'Fata' Trinks by transitioning from a mid player to an offlaner.
During his time in Evil Geniuses as part of various rosters, Universe played a total of 1,061 matches for the organisation. The only player to play more games for EG is Fear, who has played just 2 matches more. What is more Universe is one of only 8 players to have played over 1,000 games for one organisation.
As mentioned in several interviews with the likes of now COO Philip Aram and former CEO Peter "PPD" Dager, Universe did play a role in making decisions for the player owned organisation, but the official announcement makes no mention of him continuing to play any form of managerial role within EG.
The announcement also does not include any statement from Universe about whether he has plans to continue competing. Due to Universe being part of two top 4 placements on the Pro Circuit he currently has 255 DPC Points, which would be transferred to any team he joined.
if only your team was capable of winning tournaments, you wouldnt have to tag others to stay relevant in the scene, its a shame..
Finally EG revealed that coach Avery 'SVG' Silverman has left the team to pursue a return to competing himself. Filling his place will be Dota Summit 8 host and a former EG player, Sam 'Bulba' Sosale.
All in all this means that in 2018 Evil Geniuses will be playing with a new player, a new captain, two role swaps and a new coach.


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California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. Occupying the southern two-thirds of the country’s west coast (Oregon and Washington make up the rest), it spans almost ten degrees of latitude and 850 miles (1370km) of coastline. With mountains, valleys, plains and plateaux, the state’s topography is as complex as its climate, offering winegrowers a bewildering choice of terroir.
Although Californian wines rose to global renown only in the past few decades, the state’s viticultural history dates back more than 200 years. The first vines were planted here in the 18th century, as European settlers and missionaries made their way up and down the west coast, instrumental in establishing viniculture in Central and South America.
The first half of the 20th century brought war, Prohibition and the Great Depression to the United States, collectively suffocating the nation’s once-burgeoning wine industry. It wasn’t until the significant social, cultural and economic developments that followed World War 2 that things began to change.The 1970s saw a proliferation of new, small-scale wineries throughout the country and the upscaling of longer-established operations and created momentum that has continued into the 21st century.
Today, California hosts some of the world’s largest wine companies, but it is also home to a number of boutique wineries, some of which attract astronomical prices for their cult wines. Whether through mass production or single-vineyard artisanal winemaking, California produces 90% of American-made wine and supplies more than 60% of all wine consumed in the country, shipping a record 211.9 million cases in 2011.
The principal varieties grown in California are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. A wide range of traditional European (Vitis vinifera) vines also flourish, grafted to hardy, phylloxera-resistant American rootstocks.
Soils and climates vary substantially throughout California, according to a complex combination of altitude, latitude and proximity to the cool waters of the Pacific Ocean. Generally, the cooler regions closer to the coast are better suited to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, while further inland – where the climate is much hotter – some of California’s most-famous Cabernet Sauvignon wines are grown. Zinfandel produces some outstanding examples throughout this important region.


text: Visitors to our site have access to comprehensive listings of used motorbikes for sale in their areas. Many great late model motorbikes are available for under $7,700. You can go through a month's worth of classified newspaper advertisements, check the notice boards and the grocery stores, read the motorbike trader magazines and ask everyone you know at work. The best bargains don't always show up in the Sunday paper. We'll show you where to find the best deals. It can be as easy as a few mouse clicks.

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As we get closer to Labor Day, we go into full swing preparation for our Rhinebeck sojourn, so we have a few administrative items we need to cover.
Attendees - a number of you have signed up for yourselves and your friends. At this point, we need to know the names and information of everyone who will be joining us. Please forward this email so they can fill out the Information Sheets and send them back to us.
Pick-up Locations - We have three Pick-up spots in mind for this trip. The primary location is the Anderson Regional Transportation Center, at 30 Atlantic Avenue in Woburn. The second location is Riverside Train Station, at 331 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts. If there is enough interest, we will have a third pick-up in the Back Bay at Copley Square. Details regarding pick-up and drop-off times, parking, etc. will be coming closer to the trip.
Information Sheets - While many of you have filled these out in the past, we ask that you take a few minutes and update your information, along with pick-up preference and any dietary restrictions. If we could have these by the 7th September as well that would be great. If you click on Information Sheet it will take you directly to form to complete.
Menu for Dinner - we are working on the final menu and will share with you after Labor Day for your to pick you Dinner.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at info@anotheryarn.com and we will get back you.
If you receive this email twice, our apologies. As we have transitioned to our new email system, some people are not receiving our emails so we are using both systems for this mailing. Sorry for any inconvenience.


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In your onion.net Download Center, a current onion.net distribution is available for download. Based on this, you can create a local onion.net runtime environment or perform an onion.net server installation.
The onion.net runtime environment is to be used on workstations and comprises all server components of a Windows desktop application. Thanks to this, it is possible to set it up quickly and to use it for learning, demonstration and development purposes. For the productive use of onion.net or for the evaluation of the product with several editors, we would like to ask you to perform an onion.net server installation. This manual installation needs to be performed directly on the target systems and comprises several Windows and ASP.NET services.
The .NET Framework version 3.5 forms part of the automatic update since 2009 and may thus already be installed on the computer.
It is also possible to use the SQL Server 2008 Express R2 version as SQL Server that is available free of charge. The productive use is free of charge, but limited to a data volume of 10 GB.

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If you are looking for a quality premium jacket that covers all your bases, the Territory range is the range for you. Territory combines the effectiveness of a hard-wearing abrasion resistant garment with a technically advanced 3-layer system providing superior breathability and 100% wind and waterproofing. With numerous functional features that make each garment a leader in wet-weather clothing, the Territory range is built to perform when you need it the most.
Engineered with a tough, highly breathable, durable, waterproof and windproof fabric.The Territory shell fabric is constructed with a tough outer layer (high abrasion twill weave) finished with a durable water resistant surface, coated with a high tech membrane then a bonded hard wearing liner fabric. This range is designed to withstand harsh working conditions while providing a warm, dry, comfortable environment for the wearer.


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Thursday I took the day off so we could go to the rodeo. Elle loves seeing all the livestock and this year she rode a bunch of the carnival rides by herself. She also really enjoyed the fun houses even though she still refuses to go down the slide at the end.
Elle Ans I rode the ferris wheel together. During the first rotation, she crouched next to me and said, “I’m a little scared.” I told her that I wouldn’t let anything happen to her and she was able to enjoy the rest of the ride.
I love our yearly rodeo day. It’s given us some pretty good memories.


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Asia Society Texas Center is incredibly grateful to our volunteers for assisting with tours, programs, and general office support.
Our volunteers help advance our mission and we are thankful!
Want to get in on the fun? Get involved here.
If you would like to join our volunteer team, please visit our volunteer page for more information on the volunteer opportunities currently available. For questions, please contact Kaitlyn Ellison at KEllison@AsiaSociety.org or call 713.496.9901.


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FLYING PIG IBIZA - THE HOG ROAST !
The Hog Roast comes with crisp roasted Ibiza Potatoes in Rosmary & Olive Oil . Jus type in the amount of your guests plus side orders you like and Extra Services and your perfect Fiesta is done ! Dont forget to book our PRIVATE BEER KEG DELIVERY SERVICE - just to make your Party complete.
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There are 1 United States Postal Service post boxes available to the public in Wood, PA. You can use any one of these locations to mail your letter or small package. For additional collection boxes in neighboring communities, see the list of post boxes in Pennsylvania.
Are you looking for a post office? See the list of post offices in Wood, PA.


text: Food safety in Vietnam is increasingly becoming an important topic discussed around the dinner table. With recent floods causing havoc in the agriculture sector, it is estimated that around 60% of fruit and vegetables in Hanoi are imported from China. In response to fears that imported vegetables are sprayed with chemicals to keep them “fresh”, the Vietnamese government began testing imported items from China. There are however, no guarantees that Vietnamese fruit and vegetables are safe, with no certificate of origin. Vietnamese farmers are known to use high levels of fertilizers and pesticides to improve yields. Current food safety concerns in Vietnam range from foot-and-mouth disease to bird flu and more recently melamine in eggs.


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John Snavely, left, and Charles Clark, with Billie Clark in the window, on opening day April 1, 1935. The note on the photo says “freezing.” The buttons on the men’s hats are their NY State fishing licenses.
Federal fishing regulations have existed since the 1800s, and unofficial protections date back even further to the Colonial Era, when European settlers set catch limits and gear limits for spawning periods.
If you have fished in the region, either on a lake, river, or stream, you will see and hear other wildlife.Muskrats and otters can be found in many lakes and along rivers. Birds of all kinds are abundant as well, on and near waterways. Flying creatures make their presence known by the sense of touch (and bite).
About three years ago, angling friends that fish Catskill rivers reported a decline in some traditional mayfly hatches. Of particular concern was the purported absence of sulphur mayflies, an eagerly awaited though somewhat-frustrating little fly.
Read more about Another silent spring?
Fishing is a wonderful and timeless way to pass time, feed yourself and enjoy the outdoors. It has been described with such humorous sayings as, “Fishing, the most expensive free meal you will ever get,” and “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day.
SUFFERN, NY — One of the biggest fishing and outdoor expos in the northeast will take place February 28 through March 3 at the Rockland Community College.
With more than 400 outfitters in house at The Great American Outdoor Show, you can schedule a hunt to anywhere in the world.
The Great American Outdoor Show is my Mecca.
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — Don’t talk about hillbilly hand fishin’ to a real honest-to-goodness, died-in-the-wool and feather, match-the-catch-to-the-hatch fly fisherman.
PENNSYLVANIA — Sportsmen and women on both sides of the aisle overwhelmingly want state decision-makers to ensure robust funding for conservation programs that improve, restore water quality and fish habitat, according to a new poll released Wednesday by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) and Public Opinion Strategies.
Some glue and a top cut off a bottle may make this gear look extra redneck, but it will help keep the magnet from getting snagged on things under the water.
In early summer, I braved the lower Delaware River and went striper fishing. It was cold, but we caught some great fish and had a fantastic time. I used bait I’d never touched before (bloodworms) and had to learn to let the fish go on the line longer than I was used to in order to hook one.
The sites below are listed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation respectively, and allow for public access.


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Despite the critique we have offered in the past, Zanu PF in its recently launched manifesto, insist on claiming that its vision is for Zimbabwe to be a middle-income country (MIC) by 2030.
This is a bland and banal statement which requires qualification, quantification and supporting details for it to be meaningful. What does that vision statement even mean?
The MIC nomenclature is a World Bank analytical tool that refers to economies with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita ranging from $1 005 to $12 235.
This is too broad a grouping. In any case our GDP per capita income is $977, hence jumping to $1 005 (if we consider minimum qualification) over 12 years is not sufficiently ambitious. This is not visionary at all.
It is instructive to note that the MICs are broken up into lower-MIC and upper-MICs.
Lower-MICs have GDP per capita ranging from $1 006 to $3 955, while upper-MICs have per GDP per capita ranging from $3 956 to $12 235.
Does Zanu PF aim for Zimbabwe to be a lower-MIC or an upper-MIC?
More importantly, what is the target GDP per capita in their vision formulation?
They must be specific and say we aim to be an MIC with a stated GDP per capita number (or range of numbers).
Even with this flawed approach to the national vision process, there is need for caution.
Under this rule, the number of years to double a GDP per capita is equal to 70 divided by the growth rate.
So, for example, if we grow by 3%, then it will take us 70/3 = 23,33 years, to double our GDP per capita.
If we grow at 5%, then it will take us 14 years. For Zimbabwe to double its GDP per capita by 2030, that is, attain a GDP per capita of at least $1 944, it needs to grow by about 6% every year for the next 12 years — which is a tall order.
China did it though, but it is not easy. In Zanu PF’s vision, what is the target growth rate for Zimbabwe for the next 12 years to 2030?
In the manifesto, there is target of attaining a growth rate of at least 6% per annum over the period 2018 to 2023. What happens beyond 2023? They do not tell us.
Let us be generous and assume that Zanu PF wants to double our GDP per capita by 2030 — which would require an average growth of 6% for 12 years.
The problem is that it has been a historical impossibility, with the exception of China.
For example, between 1970 and 2010, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries only grew by an average of 1,9%!
With Zimbabwe, for sure in the first few years, we may experience above average growth rates because of our low base, but we will eventually gravitate towards standard and traditional growth rates, which are much lower than 6%.
More significantly from my analysis of their entire Zanu PF manifesto, I don’t see where that growth of at least 6% over the period 2018 to 2030, will come from.
There is absolutely no articulated and demonstrated sources of such phenomenal growth. Nothing!
It is neither sensible nor meaningful for Zanu PF to posit that their vision is for Zimbabwe to be an MIC by 2030.
Zimbabwe needs a proper vision process and a more rigorous economic planning effort.
In its 2018 manifesto, Zanu PF gets both the vision process and vision content wrong.
A national vision has three pillars — politics, society & the economy — with over-arching issues being values and mega-impact projects.
Aaagh Professor dai maramba muchitambira ku Robotics and Mechatronics and spare us the academic masturbation that you are now spewing. Ethiopia growth rate has been double digit for the last decade and the country lifted more than 50 million people out of extreme poverty in a decade. Meles Zenawi was a visionary. I am surprised even why people think 1,5million houses cannot be built in 5 years yes they can be built Ethiopia again is doing it. I dont even want to say South Africa but Ethiopia is doing with the help of the Chinese of course. Munangagwa is not Mugabe just like Deng Xiaoping was not Mao despite long time with Mao he changed China to what it is today so ED can do it if he wants which i think he does.
Anything is possible if you put your mind to it. The trouble is the people in control of the country. Their track record speaks for them. Ukaona munhu anotaura zvekuchera zvibhorani iyezvino, iye ari president, haafaniri kubvumidzwa kuita chero sabhuku.
Too many people have been hypnotized by ZPF to the point that they completely ignore their criminal incompetence.
Lies. SA’s GDP growth rates prior to 2010 under Thabo Mbeki were driven by consumption expenditure – mainly retail/tertiary sector driven. That is why it was said to be jobless growth. It was growth that created no jobs but enriched the Capitalists. It is for that reason that the ANC govt introduced the Industrial Policy Action Plans (IPAPS); three year rolling industrialisation action programs to facilitate growth of the productive sector.
Vana Aurthur – you were there in GNU and in MDC manifesto yamakaita yaiva ambitious ndeipi bambo. Zivai zhedu editor parade ku RSA uko. level rarema iri.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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It seems my amp is now stuck with tones I don't want and I can't get back to a clean tone.
I've powered on while pressing the clean button and holding it for several seconds. Does not reset.
I have done a reset in the past just fine.
Also, the TAP button is blinking on power up. That's new. Nothing in any forum or manual about this.
With the clean preset selected, there is huge echo and some reverb and I have been unable to retrieve a clean tone.
Nor do I know the meaning of the blinking TAP.
then down all the way. Should be something in the manual about that.
"my amp is now stuck with tones I don't want " - meaning you cannot save new patches? I'm pretty sure the 'tap' light flashes on in time to whatever FX are in the preset tone patch. If it didn't flash before, it was because the speed had been dialed down to '0' in the FX, factory reset would have changed it back to the default speed.
correct. I can't save. When I turn the amp on, the clean light comes on, the TAP light flashes, and the tone is not either the factory tone nor what I've recently saved.

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We're trying to savor the last little bit of summer with this cake. It's light, lime-y, and perfectly coconut-y. Not to mention it's summer in a cake, so you can have summer in your house year round!
When the butter and sugar are creamed, add the eggs and yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition, and scraping down the bowl occasionally. Add in the vanilla and coconut flavorings.
Add in 1/3 of the dry ingredients, mixing just until combined. Add in 1/2 of the coconut milk, mixing just until combined. Mix in another 1/3 of the dry ingredients, the last of the milk, then the last 1/3 of the dry ingredients, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl frequently.
Divide the batter evenly into the 2 prepared pans and bake for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool 10 minutes before removing from pans and cool completely before frosting.
Cream together the butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar one cup at a time, beating well after each cup is added. Add the lime juice (start with 2 tbsp, depending on the consistency you want, you may need 2 more) and lime zest, beating until buttercream is light and smooth.
Assemble the cakes, use the shredded coconut to coat the outside of the cake.
you can also use 3 6-inch pans or even 2 8-inch, just be aware that you'll have different baking times and you may want to make a little extra frosting.


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Making our adminshop sometime today!
Having a drop party soon!
Help us hit 1000 players!
Caught two dupers and deleted their entire belongings.
Register on our website for updates.
Working on a new spawn!
New Spawn nearly done and looking for new players!
Finished making server stable.. made totally awesome first login kit as a reward for map reset.
Follow on twitter to contact Staff!
We need new players over the weekend!
We hit a record number of people on since our reopening!
New players, are always welcome!!!
Secret will be unveiled thursday!


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to Sarepta and his being helped by the widow, of his confounding the idolaters on Carmel, and of the uprising of the cloud by whose rain all things were refreshed. He compared this rain to Baptism, and admonished His hearers to reform their lives and not, like Achab and Jezabel, continue in sin and dryness of heart after the rain of Baptism. Jesus alluded also to Segola, that pious pagan woman of Egypt, who settled at Abila and performed so many good works that she at last found favor in the sight of God. Then He showed them how the pagans ought to strive to practice virtue that thereby they might attract upon themselves divine grace, for His pagan listeners knew something of Elias and Segola.
After the Baptism of the bridegrooms, Jesus and His followers, along with all the bridal parties and the rabbis, were invited by the Jewish Doctor of the place to an entertainment at the village of Leppe, west of Mallep. The daughter of this Doctor was the bride of a pagan philosopher of Salamis, who had there heard Jesus preach and received circumcision. The way to Leppe ran in a gently undulating course through beautiful walks like those of a garden. Near Leppe ran the highroad to the little port Cerinia, about two miles off. The other road, upon which Jesus spoke with the travelling Arabs, led to the haven of Lapithus more to the west. The pagans of Leppe occupied a row of houses built along the highway, and carried on commerce and other business. The Jews lived apart and had a beautiful synagogue. I saw in the pagan gardens idols like swathed puppets and, in an open square a short distance from the road and surrounded by a hedge, an idol larger than a man and with a head bearing some resemblance to that of an ox. Between the horns was something that looked like a little sheaf. The figure was squatting on its legs, its short hands dangling before it.
brides and bridesmaids, veiled, sat by themselves at the end of the table. They wore long, striped dresses with wreaths of colored wool and tiny feathers on their heads.
Both during and after the meal, Jesus spoke of the sanctity of marriage. He insisted on the point of each man's having but one wife, for they had here the custom of separating on trifling grounds and marrying again. On this account, He spoke very strenuously, and related the parables of the wedding feast, the vineyard, and the king's son. The groomsmen invited the passersby to share the feast and listen to Jesus' teaching. The three cured boys played on their flutes, while little girls sang and played on various instruments.
It was already dark when Jesus and His disciples returned to Mallep. From the heights along the road, the view was exceedingly beautiful. One could behold the sea, whose surface reflected a most wonderful luster. Great preparations had been made in Mallep for the nuptials of the seven bridal couples. The whole city appeared to be taking part in the feast. One would have said that all the inhabitants constituted one great brotherhood. No poor were to be seen, as they were lodged and provided for in a separate part of the city.
Mallep was built very regularly. It looked like a pancake divided into five equal parts. The five streets that divided the city converged toward the center where was an elevated place ornamented by a fountain, around which were trees and terraces. Four of these quarters, or city wards, were cut through by two cross streets, which ran in a circle around the fountain, the central point of the place. In one of these circular streets was a house in which childless widows and aged women lived together at the expense of the community, kept school, and took care of orphans. There was another house here also for lodging and entertaining poor strangers and travelers.
The fifth quarter comprised the public buildings. It was cut into halves by the aqueduct that conducted the water to the fountain. In one half were the public marketplace, several inns, and an asylum for the possessed, who were not permitted here to go at large. Jesus had already cured some of them who had been led to Him with the rest of the sick. In the other half stood the public house used for feasts and weddings, the top of its roof being almost on a level with the fountain near which it was. Its entrance was not facing the fountain, but on the side opposite. From the court in front, a walk about a hundred feet wide and bordered by green trees ran down through the cross streets to the forecourt of the synagogue. It was as long as about two thirds of one of the five streets. There were other avenues leading thither from the cross streets, but they were open to the people only on feast days and by virtue of special permission.
Now on this day of the marriage festivities, the whole morning was spent in adorning the public feast-house. Meanwhile Jesus and His disciples retired to the inn whither came to Him men and women, some seeking instruction, others advice and consolation, for in consequence of their connection with the heathens, these people often had scruples and anxieties. The young affianced were longer with Jesus than the others. He spoke with the maidens alone and singly. It was something like confession and instruction. He questioned them upon their motives in entering the married state, whether they had reflected upon their posterity and the salvation of the same, which was a fruit springing from the fear of God, chastity, and temperance. Jesus found the young brides not instructed on these points.
grounds below. In front of the synagogue especially, an open arbor was formed of numerous beautiful little bushes and plants in boxes. Into the courts and bowers around the feast-house, I saw people transporting all things, viands, etc., necessary for the entertainment. Whoever brought from the city something for this end, had a right to take part in the feast. The viands were brought in a kind of long barrow, which served at the same time as tables. The various dishes, bread, little jugs, etc., stood in them and, from little side openings, could be drawn out by the guests as they reclined before them. The upper surface of the barrow was covered with a cloth, from which they ate. These barrows, or hand-carriages, were woven baskets, long and shallow, provided with a cover and side openings, as I have said, by which to get out the food. The guests reclined on mats and were supported by cushions. All these things were prepared and transported hither from various quarters.
ends with a riband. The veil fell over the face and down the back. On the head was a metal band with three points and a high, bent piece in front upon which the veil could be raised. They also wore little crowns of feathers or silk. Several of the veils glistened, as if made of fine silk or similar material. In their hands they carried long, golden flambeaux, like lamps without feet. They grasped them with a scarf, either black or of some other dark color. The brides likewise wore white shoes or sandals.
removed from the brides their headdress, and covered them with a veil. It was then that I saw that the large net was woven of false hair.
Three rabbis presided at the nuptials, the whole ceremony lasting three hours. Then the brides with their attendant trains went through the embowered walk to the feast house, followed by their husbands amid the good wishes and congratulations of the bystanders. After taking some refreshments, the bridal couples went to the pleasure garden near the aqueduct, there to amuse themselves.
That evening an instruction especially intended for the newly married was given in the synagogue. After the rabbis had spoken, they requested Jesus also to address some words of advice to the young people.
no bones. The brides, as also all the other women, had their veils raised on the golden hook of their headdress. After the dance all took refreshments which had been placed on stands in each corner of the arbor. Again the music sounded, and all filed out into the garden near the fountain.
Here were exhibited, in the arbors and on the mossy sward, various games of running, leaping, and throwing at a mark. The men played by themselves, as did also the women. Little prizes were awarded and fines imposed, in the shape of money, girdles, small pieces of stuff, scarves for the neck, etc. Whoever had nothing with which to pay his fine, sent to purchase it from a peddler who, with his goods, had taken his stand not far off. Lastly, all the prizes and fines were handed over to the Elder, who distributed them to the poor among the lookers-on. The brides and maidens played games in circles and in rows. Their dresses were raised to the knees, their lower limbs bound with strips of white, their veils thrown up and wound around the head back to the forehead and ear ornaments. They looked very beautiful and nimble. Each caught hold of her neighbor's girdle with the left hand, and thus formed a ring which they kept constantly revolving. With the right hand they aimed at throwing to one another and catching a yellow apple. Whoever failed to catch in her turn had to stoop, the circle still revolving, to pick it up from the ground. At last, they played in company with the men. They sat in opposite rows and threw into furrows very ripe yellow fruits, which when they met and smashed, gave rise to shouts of laughter. Toward evening, all returned in festal procession. The newly married rode on asses gaily adorned for the occasion, the brides sitting on sidesaddles. Musicians led the way and all followed, rejoicing, to the feast house at which an entertainment was awaiting them.
before the rabbis a vow to observe continence during certain festivals, binding themselves to some penance if they broke it. They promised besides to watch together on Pentecost night and spend it in prayer. From the feast house, the bridal couples were conducted to their future homes. The party that had brought the house as a dowry, stood on the threshold while the relatives led the other thither from the feast house and three times made the rounds of the premises. The wedding gifts were borne in ceremoniously, and the poor received their share.
Mallep was now astir in preparation for the coming feast: all were busy cleaning, scouring, and bathing. The synagogue and many of the dwellings were adorned with green branches and garlands of flowers, and the ground was strewn with blossoms. The synagogue was fumigated with delicious perfumes, and the rolls of Sacred Scripture were wreathed with flowers.
In the special halls set apart for the purpose in the forecourt of the synagogue, the Whitsuntide loaves were baked, the flour having been previously blessed by the rabbis. Two of them were made from the wheat of that year's harvest. For the others, as also for the large, thin cakes (which were indented, that they might be more easily broken into pieces), the flour had been ordered from Judea. It was ground from the wheat raised in the field upon which Abraham had participated in the sacrifice of Melchisedech. The flour had been transported hither in long boxes. It was called the Seed of Abraham. The baking of these loaves and cakes, in which there was no leaven, had to be finished by four o'clock. There was still another kind of flour there, as well as herbs, all of which received a blessing.
On the morning of this day Jesus gave an instruction at His inn to the baptized pagans and aged Jews. He took for His subjects the Feast of Pentecost, the Law given upon Sinai, and Baptism, all of which He treated in deeply significant terms. He touched upon many passages relating to them in the Prophets. He spoke also of the holy bread blessed at Pentecost, of Melchisedech's sacrifice, and of that foretold by Malachias. He said that the time for the institution of that Sacrifice was drawing near, that when this feast would again come round, a new grace would have been added to Baptism, and that all the baptized who would then believe in the Consoler of Israel, would share in that grace. As difficulties and objections were here raised by some who did not wish to understand His teaching, Jesus chose about fifty whom He knew to be ripe for His instructions, and sent away the others, intending to prepare them later. Taking with Him those that He had selected, He left the city, went to the aqueduct nearby, and there continued His instruction. I saw them on the way sometimes standing still and with many gesticulations putting questions and raising objections; and I saw Jesus, His forefinger raised, frequently explaining something to them. In talking, they gesticulated freely with hands and fingers. As Jesus insisted upon the great grace, upon the salvation that would be conferred upon man by Baptism, and by Baptism alone, after the consummation of the Sacrifice of which He had spoken, some of them asked whether their present Baptism possessed the same efficacy. Jesus answered, yes, if they persevered in faith and accepted that Sacrifice; for even the Patriarchs, who had not received that Baptism, but who had sighed after it and had had a presentiment of it in the Spirit, received grace through both that Sacrifice and that Baptism.
Jews of all times had observed and upon which they conjured God for the promised Consoler of Israel.
Jesus told them many other deeply significant things which I cannot now rightly repeat. I saw that they sent, from the wedding feast, food to Jesus and His disciples at the inn to which He had returned with them toward the Sabbath.
The heathens from Salamis started for home, and Jesus with the disciples accompanied them part of the way. He warned them not to return again to their worship of idols, and not to engage in business speculations, but as soon as possible to leave their country, for in it the new way would be full of obstacles for them. He directed them to different regions, among which I can recall Jerusalem, the Jewish district between Hebron and Gaza, and that near Jericho. Jesus recommended them to go to Lazarus, John Mark, the nephews of Zachary, and to the parents of Manahem, the disciple whose sight had been restored.
purpose. On the day of the feast itself, the whole morning was spent in the synagogue, praying, singing, and reading the Holy Scriptures. They made, likewise, a kind of procession. The rabbis, with Jesus at their head and followed by crowds of the people, went processionally through the halls around the synagogue, paused several times at points that look toward different directions of the world, and pronounced a benediction over every region of land and sea. After an intermission of about two hours, they again returned to the synagogue in the afternoon, and the alternate reading and other exercises were resumed. At some of the pauses, Jesus asked: "Do ye understand this?" and then He explained different passages for them. The portions of Holy Scripture read were those from the Departure of the Israelites through the Red Sea to the giving of the Law upon Sinai. During the reading, I saw these events in detail, and of them I can recall the following.
a veil that the Egyptians entirely lost sight of them. Then Moses stepped to the shore with his staff (which was forked at the bottom and had a knob on the upper end), prayed, and struck the water. Then appeared before each wing of the army, right and left, as if springing out of the sea, two great luminous pillars, which increased in brilliancy toward the top and terminated in a tongue of flame. At the same time, a strong wind parted the waters along the whole of the army (it was about an hour broad), and Moses proceeded by a gently inclining declivity down to the bed of the sea. The whole army followed, at least fifty men abreast. The ground was, at first setting out, somewhat slippery, but soon it became like the softest meadowland, like a mossy carpet. The pillars of fire lit the way before them, and all was as bright as day. But the most beautiful feature of the whole scene were the islands over which they shed their light. They looked like floating gardens full of the most magnificent fruits and all kinds of animals, which latter the Israelites collected and drove along before them. Without this precaution, they would have been in want of food on the other side of the sea.
in the waters. Another wonderful thing was that the Israelites crossed in three hours, whereas it would have naturally taken nine hours to do so. Higher up the shore, about six to nine hours distant, stood a city which was afterward destroyed by the waters.
About three o'clock, Pharao carne down to the shore, but was again repulsed by the fog. Soon, however, he discovered the ford and rolled down into it with his magnificent war chariot, after which hurried his entire army. And now Moses, already on the opposite shore, commanded the waters to return to their original position. Then the fog and the fire uniting to blind and perplex the Egyptians, all perished miserably in the waves. Next morning upon beholding their deliverance, the Israelites chanted the praises of God. On the opposite shore, the two pillars of light united again into one of fire. I cannot do justice to the beauty of this vision.
known throughout the country. Many children were brought to Jesus in the different houses, to receive from Him a benediction.
That afternoon, He went to a large house where, in a hall back of the court and separated from one another, numbers of distinguished men lay sick. On the other side of the court lay the women. Among these poor invalids were some melancholy and quite inconsolable, whose tears flowed unceasingly. Jesus cured about twenty of them, prescribed what they should eat and drink, and sent them to the baths. He afterward caused them all to be assembled together and taught first the women, and then the men. This lasted almost till evening, when He went to the synagogue.
1. Lev. 26 et Jer. 17.
pride, against subtle erudition and the close investigation of trifles. By this He alluded to the doings of the great school of Jewish learning here established for such Jews as would afterward add to their store of knowledge by travelling.
the disposition of the child itself. Many subject to convulsions, many possessed by the demon, owe their condition to this source. The illegitimate children themselves I generally see possessed of remarkable advantages of nature, though of an order earthly and prone to sin. They have in them something in common with those that, in early times, sprang from the union of the sons of God with the daughters of men. They are often beautiful, cunning, very reserved in disposition, agitated by eager desires and, without wishing it to appear, they would like to draw all things to themselves. They bear in their flesh the stamp of their origin, and frequently their soul goes thereby to perdition.
sinned with the pagan was completely transformed. He very humbly invited Jesus to dine with him. Jesus accepted and went, accompanied by His disciples. A couple of the rabbis also were invited and they, as well as the whole city, marveled at the courtesy, for their host was known as a frivolous, worldly man who did not trouble himself much about priests and prophets. He was rich and owned landed property cultivated by servants. His house was near that hospital in which Jesus had cured the victims of melancholy. During the meal two of the little daughters of the family entered the dining hall, and poured costly perfume over Jesus' head.
of their own ease. They hankered after the wealth of the pagans and sought to win it by their usury, traffic, mining, and marriages, but the day would come when they would see themselves stripped of all their ill-gotten gains. Jesus warned them likewise against such marriages with the heathens as those in which both parties, indifferent to religion, enter into wedlock merely for the sake of property and money, greater freedom and the gratification of passion. All were deeply moved and impressed by Jesus' words, and many begged leave to be allowed to speak with Him in private.
The whole of the following day and even until late at night, was Jesus engaged visiting the different families in their homes, admonishing, consoling, and pardoning. Two women presented themselves before Him lamenting to Him over their illegitimate children. Jesus sent for their husbands, forgave the guilty parties, and united them once more to their lawful spouses. The children also—without understanding the ceremony, however—were received by the husbands and blessed as their own. It was harder for the wife to admit among her own the illegitimate children of her husband; she had to gain a great victory over herself. But all on this occasion did it so sincerely that they forced, so to say, their husbands to love them more and to bless children of their wives not their own. And so a general reconciliation was brought about, and scandal avoided.
of the pagans. They were not tormented by the Pharisees, not oppressed by Pilate. They were, as regards this life, in a most agreeable position, but their connection with the pagans was highly censurable. Pagan property and workshops were in their neighborhood. The pagan girls liked well to unite in marriage with the Jews, because they were not treated by them in so slavish a manner as by those of their own religion, and so they enticed the young Israelites in every way, by presents, attentions, and all kinds of allurements. When converted to Judaism, it was not from conviction, but from sordid views, and so insubordination and tepidity easily made their way into the family. The Jews of Mallep were besides less simple-hearted and hospitable than those of Palestine, their social surroundings were more studied and refined, their Jewish origin not so pure; consequently they brought forward all kinds of scruples and difficulties against Jesus' counsel to emigrate to the Holy Land. Jesus argued that their forefathers owned houses and lands in Egypt, but that they had willingly and gladly abandoned them, and He repeated once more His prediction that if they persisted in remaining, misfortune would fall upon them. The disciples, Barnabas especially, went around a great deal in the environs teaching and exhorting the people. They were less timid in his presence and laid before him all their doubts. He always had a crowd around him.
had by the family of Barnabas and several people of Chytrus been invited to this mining village, because the Jewish miners of the place were celebrating a feast at which they received from their employers various presents besides their share of the harvest. Jesus took a circuitous route to the village, that He might be able to speak to His disciples without interruption and also that He might not arrive too early. During the journey, He permitted the disciple from Naim to deliver the messages and relate the news with which he had been charged; for although Jesus knew all Himself, He was careful not to let it appear, lest such knowledge might be a source of annoyance or anxiety to those around Him.
The disciple had left Jerusalem on the eve of Pentecost just after the money offering in the Temple, and the execution of Pilate's plot. He had gone straight to Naim, thence through Nazareth to Ptolomais, and from the latter place to Cyprus. He told Jesus that His Mother and the other holy women, together with John and some of the disciples, had quietly celebrated the feast of Pentecost at Nazareth; that His Mother and friends sent greetings and entreated Him to stay some time in Cyprus, until minds had grown calm in His regard. The Pharisees, he continued, were already reporting that He had run away. Herod also wanted to summon Him to Machaerus under pretext of conferring with Him upon the subject of the prisoners freed at Thirza, but really to make Him prisoner as he had done John.


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