My Reaction... (9-17)

I was quit surprised on how well d'Artagnan did on his mission to retrieve the brooch. He used his head. I'm wondering how the Cardinal found out about the brooch and the affair between the Duke of Buckingham and the Queen. I would also like to know what's going to happen to Madame Bonacieux. And I thought that Athos story about his former wife was kind of random...but I guess when you're drunk a lot of randomness happens.