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The Three Presents of D’artagnan the Elder

           theonlyexpensethemasterhadincurred,ashehadpreservedastrictabstinencewhileonthecontrary,theyellowhorse,bytheaccountofthehostleratleast,hadeatenthreetimesasmuchasahorseofhissizecouldreasonablysupposedtohavedoned’Artagnanfoundnothinginhispocketbuthislittleoldvelvetpursewiththeelevencrownsitcontained;forastotheletteraddressedtoM.deTreville,ithaddisappeared.

           Theyoungmancommencedhissearchfortheletterwiththegreatestpatience,turningouthispocketsofallkindsoverandoveragain,rummagingandrerummaginginhisvalise,andopeningandreopeninghispurse;butwhenhefoundthathehadcometotheconvictionthattheletterwasnottobefound,heflew,forthethirdtime,intosucharageaswasnearcostinghimafreshconsumptionofwine,oil,androsemaryforuponseeingthishot-headedyouthbecomeexasperatedandthreatentodestroyeverythingintheestablishmentifhisletterwerenotfound,thehostseizedaspit,hiswifeabroomhandle,andtheservantsthesamestickstheyhadusedthedaybefore.

           "Myletterofrecommendation!"criedd’Artagnan,"myletterofrecommendation!or,theholyblood,Iwillspityoualllikeortolans!"

           Unfortunately,therewasonecircumstancewhichcreatedapowerfulobstacletotheaccomplishmentofthisthreat;whichwas,aswehaverelated,thathisswordhadbeeninhisfirstconflictbrokenintwo,andwhichhehadentirelyforgotten.Hence,itresultedwhend’Artagnanproceededtodrawhisswordinearnest,hefoundhimselfpurelyandsimplyarmedwithastumpofaswordabouteightorteninchesinlength,whichthehosthadcarefullyplacedinthescabbard.Astotherestoftheblade,themasterhadslylyputthatononesidetomakehimselfalardingpin.

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