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The Antechamber of M. De Treville

           FromfiftytosixtyMusketeers,whoappearedtoreplaceoneanotherinorderalwaystopresentanimposingnumber,paradedconstantly,armedtotheteethandreadyforanything.Ononeofthoseimmensestaircases,uponwhosespacemoderncivilizationwouldbuildawholehouse,ascendedanddescendedtheofficeseekersofParis,whoranafteranysortoffavorgentlemenfromtheprovincesanxioustobeenrolled,andservantsinallsortsofliveries,bringingandcarryingmessagesbetweentheirmastersandM.deTreville.Intheantechamber,uponlongcircularbenches,reposedtheelect;thatistosay,thosewhowerecalled.Inthisapartmentacontinuedbuzzingprevailedfrommorningtillnight,whileM.deTreville,inhisofficecontiguoustothisantechamber,receivedvisits,listenedtocomplaints,gavehisorders,andlikethekinginhisbalconyattheLouvre,hadonlytoplacehimselfatthewindowtoreviewbothhismenandarms.

           Thedayonwhichd’Artagnanpresentedhimselftheassemblagewasimposing,particularlyforaprovincialjustarrivingfromhisprovince.ItistruethatthisprovincialwasaGascon;andthat,particularlyatthisperiod,thecompatriotsofd’Artagnanhadthereputationofnotbeingeasilyintimidated.Whenhehadoncepassedthemassivedoorcoveredwithlongsquare-headednails,hefellintothemidstofatroopofswordsmen,whocrossedoneanotherintheirpassage,callingout,quarreling,andplayingtricksonewithanother.Inordertomakeone’swayamidtheseturbulentandconflictingwaves,itwasnecessarytobeanofficer,agreatnoble,oraprettywoman.

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