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The Wife of Athos

           "Ah,monseigneur,donotmentionit!"criedthehost,inthemostpitiablevoiceimaginable."Ah,monseigneur,howdearlyhaveIpaidforthatfault,unhappywretchasIam!"

           "Thatgentleman,Isay,whathasbecomeofhim?"

           "Deigntolistentome,monseigneur,andbemerciful!Sitdown,inmercy!"

           D’Artagnan,mutewithangerandanxiety,tookaseatinthethreateningattitudeofajudge.Planchetglaredfiercelyoverthebackofhisarmchair.

           "Hereisthestory,monseigneur,"resumedthetremblinghost;"forInowrecollectyou.ItwasyouwhorodeoffatthemomentIhadthatunfortunatedifferencewiththegentlemanyouspeakof."

           "Yes,itwasI;soyoumayplainlyperceivethatyouhavenomercytoexpectifyoudonottellmethewholetruth."

           "Condescendtolistentome,andyoushallknowall."

           "Ilisten."

           "Ihadbeenwarnedbytheauthoritiesthatacelebratedcoinerofbadmoneywouldarriveatmyinn,withseveralofhiscompanions,alldisguisedasGuardsorMusketeers.Monseigneur,Iwasfurnishedwithadescriptionofyourhorses,yourlackeys,yourcountenancesnothingwasomitted."

           "Goon,goon!"saidd’Artagnan,whoquicklyunderstoodwhencesuchanexactdescriptionhadcome.

           "Itookthen,inconformitywiththeordersoftheauthorities,whosentmeareinforcementofsixmen,suchmeasuresasIthoughtnecessarytogetpossessionofthepersonsofthepretendedcoiners."

           "Again!"saidd’Artagnan,whoseearschafedterriblyundertherepetitionofthiswordCOINERs.

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