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The Three Presents of D’artagnan the Elder

           "Myson,"saidtheoldGascongentleman,inthatpureBearnPATOISofwhichHenryIVcouldneverridhimself,"thishorsewasborninthehouseofyourfatheraboutthirteenyearsago,andhasremainediniteversince,whichoughttomakeyouloveit.Neversellit;allowittodietranquillyandhonorablyofoldage,andifyoumakeacampaignwithit,takeasmuchcareofitasyouwouldofanoldservant.Atcourt,providedyouhaveeverthehonortogothere,"continuedM.d’Artagnantheelder,"—anhonortowhich,remember,yourancientnobilitygivesyoutheright—sustainworthilyyournameofgentleman,whichhasbeenworthilybornebyyourancestorsforfivehundredyears,bothforyourownsakeandthesakeofthosewhobelongtoyou.BythelatterImeanyourrelativesandfriends.EndurenothingfromanyoneexceptMonsieurtheCardinalandtheking.Itisbyhiscourage,pleaseobserve,byhiscouragealone,thatagentlemancanmakehiswaynowadays.Whoeverhesitatesforasecondperhapsallowsthebaittoescapewhichduringthatexactsecondfortuneheldouttohim.Youareyoung.Yououghttobebravefortworeasons:thefirstisthatyouareaGascon,andthesecondisthatyouaremyson.Neverfearquarrels,butseekadventures.Ihavetaughtyouhowtohandleasword;youhavethewsofiron,awristofsteel.Fightonalloccasions.Fightthemoreforduelsbeingforbidden,sinceconsequentlythereistwiceasmuchcourageinfighting.Ihavenothingtogiveyou,myson,butfifteencrowns,myhorse,andthecounselsyouhavejustheard.Yourmotherwilladdtothemarecipeforacertainbalsam,whichshehadfromaBohemianandwhichhasthemiraculousvirtueofcuringallwoundsthatdonotreachtheheart.Takeadvantageofall,andlivehappilyandlong.Ihavebutonewordtoadd,andthatistoproposeanexampletoyou—notmine,forImyselfhaveneverappearedatcourt,andhaveonlytakenpartinreligiouswarsasavolunteer;

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