\"Sayingthesewordsandwavinghissword，hehimselfrodetowardstheenemy。？Theregiments，rushinginhissteps，ranintheirturn，utteringcriesasterribleasthoseoftheArabswerewild。
\"ThecombatcommencedoverthebodyofM。deBragelonne，andwithsuchinveteracywasitfoughtthatahundredandsixtyArabswereleftuponthefield，bythesideofatleastfiftyofourtroops。？ItwasalieutenantfromNormandywhotookthebodyofthevicomteonhisshouldersandcarrieditbacktothelines。？Theadvantagewas，however，pursued，theregimentstookthereservewiththem，andtheenemy\'spalisadeswereutterlydestroyed。？Atthreeo\'clockthefireoftheArabsceased;thehand—to—handfightlastedtwohours;itwasamassacre。？Atfiveo\'clockwewerevictoriousatallpoints;
theenemyhadabandonedhispositions，andM。leducorderedthewhiteflagtobeplantedonthesummitofthelittlemountain。？ItwasthenwehadtimetothinkofM。deBragelonne，whohadeightlargewoundsinhisbody，throughwhichalmostallhisbloodhadwelledaway。？Still，however，hehadbreathed，whichaffordedinexpressiblejoytomonseigneur，whoinsistedonbeingpresentatthefirstdressingofthewoundsandtheconsultationofthesurgeons。？ThereweretwoamongthemwhodeclaredM。deBragelonnewouldlive。？Monseigneurthrewhisarmsaroundtheirnecks，andpromisedthemathousandlouiseachiftheycouldsavehim。
\"Thevicomteheardthesetransportsofjoy，andwhetherhewasindespair，orwhetherhesufferedmuchfromhiswounds，heexpressedbyhiscountenanceacontradiction，whichgaverisetoreflection，particularlyinoneofthesecretarieswhenhehadheardwhatfollows。？ThethirdsurgeonwasthebrotherofSylvaindeSaint—Cosme，themostlearnedofthemall。？Heprobedthewoundsinhisturn，andsaidnothing。？M。deBragelonnefixedhiseyessteadilyupontheskillfulsurgeon，andseemedtointerrogatehiseverymovement。？Thelatter，uponbeingquestionedbymonseigneur，repliedthathesawplainlythreemortalwoundsoutofeight，butsostrongwastheconstitutionofthewounded，sorichwasheinyouth，andsomercifulwasthegoodnessofGod，thatperhapsM。deBragelonnemightrecover，particularlyifhedidnotmoveintheslightestmanner。？Fr鑢eSylvainadded，turningtowardshisassistants，\'Aboveeverything，donotallowhimtomove，evenafinger，oryouwillkillhim;\'andweallleftthetentinverylowspirits。？ThatsecretaryIhavementioned，onleavingthetent，thoughtheperceivedafaintandsadsmileglideoverthelipsofM。deBragelonnewhenthedukesaidtohim，inacheerful，kindvoice，\'Wewillsaveyou，vicomte，wewillsaveyouyet。\'
\"Intheevening，whenitwasbelievedthewoundedyouthhadtakensomerepose，oneoftheassistantsenteredhistent，butrushedoutagainimmediately，utteringloudcries。？Weallranupindisorder，M。leducwithus，andtheassistantpointedtothebodyofM。deBragelonneupontheground，atthefootofhisbed，bathedintheremainderofhisblood。？Itappearedthathehadsufferedsomeconvulsion，somedelirium，andthathehadfallen;thatthefallhadacceleratedhisend，accordingtotheprognosisofFr鑢eSylvain。？Weraisedthevicomte;hewascoldanddead。？Heheldalockoffairhairinhisrighthand，andthathandwastightlypresseduponhisheart。\"