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The Three Presents of D’artagnan the Elder

           Thegentlemanappearedtobeenumeratingallhisqualitiestohisauditors;and,asIhavesaid,theauditorsseemingtohavegreatdeferenceforthenarrator,theyeverymomentburstintofitsoflaughter.Now,asahalf-smilewassufficienttoawakentheirascibilityoftheyoungman,theeffectproduceduponhimbythisvociferousmirthmaybeeasilyimagined.

           Nevertheless,d’Artagnanwasdesirousofexaminingtheappearanceofthisimpertinentpersonagewhoridiculedhim.Hefixedhishaughtyeyeuponthestranger,andperceivedamanoffromfortytoforty-fiveyearsofage,withblackandpiercingeyes,palecomplexion,astronglymarkednose,andablackandwell-shapedmustache.Hewasdressedinadoubletandhoseofavioletcolor,withaiguillettesofthesamecolor,withoutanyotherornamentsthanthecustomaryslashes,throughwhichtheshirtappeared.Thisdoubletandhose,thoughnew,werecreased,liketravelingclothesforalongtimepackedinaportmanteau.d’Artagnanmadealltheseremarkswiththerapidityofamostminuteobserver,anddoubtlessfromaninstinctivefeelingthatthisstrangerwasdestinedtohaveagreatinfluenceoverhisfuturelife.

           Now,asatthemomentinwhichd’Artagnanfixedhiseyesuponthegentlemaninthevioletdoublet,thegentlemanmadeoneofhismostknowingandprofoundremarksrespectingtheBearnesepony,histwoauditorslaughedevenlouderthanbefore,andhehimself,thoughcontrarytohiscustom,allowedapalesmile(ifImayallowedtousesuchanexpression)tostrayoverhiscountenance.Thistimetherecouldbenodoubt;d’Artagnanwasreallyinsulted.Full,then,ofthisconviction,hepulledhiscapdownoverhiseyes,andendeavoringtocopysomeofthecourtairshehadpickedupinGasconyamongyoungtravelingnobles,headvancedwithonehandonthehiltofhisswordandtheotherrestingonhiship.

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