Note 368 — Chapter XV
Henry Vizetelly translation
“Do not fear that he will escape,” said they at Angers to D’Artagnan: “we will strangle him first:”—Journal d’Olivier d’Ormesson, published by M. Chéruel in the Collection des Documents Inédits sur l’Histoire de France, vol. ii. p. 99. The same hatred manifested itself at Tours, whence it was necessary to set out with Fouquet at three o’clock in the morning to escape the threats of the people. At Saint-Mandé and Vincennes it was the same: Récit Officiel de l’Arrestation de Fouquet, by the Registrar Joseph Foucault:—Imperial Library, Manuscripts, No. 235-245 of the 500 of Colbert.