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How, Without Incommoding Himself, Athos Procures His Equipment

           Aninstantafterwardthethreeyoungmenseparated,agreeingtomeetagainatfouro’clockwithAthos,andleavingPlanchettoguardthehouse.

           Aramisreturnedhome,andAthosandd’Artagnanbusiedthemselvesaboutpledgingthesapphire.

           AstheGasconhadforeseen,theyeasilyobtainedthreehundredpistolesonthering.Stillfurther,theJewtoldthemthatiftheywouldsellittohim,asitwouldmakeamagnificentpendantforearrings,hewouldgivefivehundredpistolesforit.

           Athosandd’Artagnan,withtheactivityoftwosoldiersandtheknowledgeoftwoconnoisseurs,hardlyrequiredthreehourstopurchasetheentireequipmentoftheMusketeer.Besides,Athoswasveryeasy,andanobletohisfingers’ends.Whenathingsuitedhimhepaidthepricedemanded,withoutthinkingtoaskforanyabatement.D’Artagnanwouldhaveremonstratedatthis;butAthosputhishanduponhisshoulder,withasmile,andd’ArtagnanunderstoodthatitwasallverywellforsuchalittleGascongentlemanashimselftodriveabargain,butnotforamanwhohadthebearingofaprince.TheMusketeermetwithasuperbAndalusianhorse,blackasjet,nostrilsoffire,legscleanandelegant,risingsixyears.Heexaminedhim,andfoundhimsoundandwithoutblemish.Theyaskedathousandlivresforhim.

           Hemightperhapshavebeenboughtforless;butwhiled’Artagnanwasdiscussingthepricewiththedealer,Athoswascountingoutthemoneyonthetable.

           Grimaudhadastout,shortPicardcob,whichcostthreehundredlivres

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