Under the Red robe is one one my favorites among Weyman's stories, about a French adventuer who remains loyal to Richelieu at the time of the Day of Dupes and is duly rewarded. Count Hannibal is rather grim; A Gentleman of FRance has afine happy endng,but is almost unbearably sad earlier --the hero is a poor gentleman who has to pretend to his dying mother that he is a success --later on, he really does become a succes. ( )