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The Wife of Athos

           Ifarepastwereonfoot,Athospresidedoveritbetterthananyother,placingeveryguestexactlyintherankwhichhisancestorshadearnedforhimorthathehadmadeforhimself.Ifaquestioninheraldrywerestarted,Athosknewallthenoblefamiliesofthekingdom,theirgenealogy,theiralliances,theircoatsofarms,andtheoriginofthem.Etiquettehadnominutiaeunknowntohim.Heknewwhatweretherightsofthegreatlandowners.Hewasprofoundlyversedinhuntingandfalconry,andhadonedaywhenconversingonthisgreatartastonishedevenLouisXIIIhimself,whotookaprideinbeingconsideredapastmastertherein.

           Likeallthegreatnoblesofthatperiod,Athosrodeandfencedtoperfection.Butstillfurther,hiseducationhadbeensolittleneglected,evenwithrespecttoscholasticstudies,sorareatthistimeamonggentlemen,thathesmiledatthescrapsofLatinwhichAramissportedandwhichPorthospretendedtounderstand.Twoorthreetimes,even,tothegreatastonishmentofhisfriends,hehad,whenAramisallowedsomerudimentalerrortoescapehim,replacedaverbinitsrighttenseandanouninitscase.Besides,hisprobitywasirreproachable,inanageinwhichsoldierscompromisedsoeasilywiththeirreligionandtheirconsciences,loverswiththerigorousdelicacyofourera,andthepoorwithGod’sSeventhCommandment.ThisAthos,then,wasaveryextraordinaryman.

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