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The Seige of La Rochelle

           Terrorwassostronglypaintedonhisface,coveredwithacoldsweat,thatd’Artagnantookpityonhim,andcastinguponhimalookofcontempt,"Stop,"saidhe,"Iwillshowyouthedifferencebetweenamanofcourageandsuchacowardasyou.Staywhereyouare;Iwillgomyself."

           Andwithalightstep,aneyeonthewatch,observingthemovementsoftheenemyandtakingadvantageoftheaccidentsoftheground,d’Artagnansucceededinreachingthesecondsoldier.

           Thereweretwomeansofgaininghisobjecttosearchhimonthespot,ortocarryhimaway,makingabucklerofhisbody,andsearchhiminthetrench.

           D’Artagnanpreferredthesecondmeans,andliftedtheassassinontohisshouldersatthemomenttheenemyfired.

           Aslightshock,thedullnoiseofthreeballswhichpenetratedtheflesh,alastcry,aconvulsionofagony,provedtod’Artagnanthatthewould-beassassinhadsavedhislife.

           D’Artagnanregainedthetrench,andthrewthecorpsebesidethewoundedman,whowasaspaleasdeath.

           Thenhebegantosearch.Aleatherpocketbook,apurse,inwhichwasevidentlyapartofthesumwhichthebandithadreceived,withadiceboxanddice,completedthepossessionsofthedeadman.

           Helefttheboxanddicewheretheyfell,threwthepursetothewoundedman,andeagerlyopenedthepocketbook.

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