But there was no getting at the place of sojourn of the future abbe; the defiles of the chamber of Aramis were as well guarded as the gardens of Armida. Bazin was stationed in the corridor, and barred his passage with the more intrepidity that, after many years of trial, Bazin found himself near a result of which he had ever been ambitious.
Bazijn stond in de gang en versperde hem den doorgang met te meer kordaatheid, daar Bazijn, na veeljarigen proeftijd, zich eindelijk nabij het doel waande, waarnaar hij zoo lang had gestreefd.