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The Council of the Musketeers

           "Doyouknow,"saidPorthos,"thattotwistthatdamnedMilady’sneckwouldbeasmallersinthantotwistthoseofthesepoordevilsofHuguenots,whohavecommittednoothercrimethansinginginFrenchthepsalmswesinginLatin?"

           "Whatsaystheabbe?"askedAthos,quietly.

           "IsayIamentirelyofPorthos’sopinion,"repliedAramis.

           "AndI,too,"saidd’Artagnan.

           "Fortunately,sheisfaroff,"saidPorthos,"forIconfessshewouldworrymeifshewerehere."

           "SheworriesmeinEnglandaswellasinFrance,"saidAthos.

           "Sheworriesmeeverywhere,"saidd’Artagnan.

           "Butwhenyouheldherinyourpower,whydidyounotdrownher,strangleher,hangher?"saidPorthos."Itisonlythedeadwhodonotreturn."

           "Youthinkso,Porthos?"repliedtheMusketeer,withasadsmilewhichd’Artagnanaloneunderstood.

           "Ihaveanidea,"saidd’Artagnan.

           "Whatisit?"saidtheMusketeers.

           "Toarms!"criedGrimaud.

           Theyoungmensprangup,andseizedtheirmuskets.

           Thistimeasmalltroopadvanced,consistingoffromtwentytotwenty-fivemen;buttheywerenotpioneers,theyweresoldiersofthegarrison.

           "Shallwereturntothecamp?"saidPorthos."Idon’tthinkthesidesareequal."

           "Impossible,forthreereasons,"repliedAthos."Thefirst,thatwehavenotfinishedbreakfast;thesecond,thatwestillhavesomeveryimportantthingstosay;andthethird,thatityetwantstenminutesbeforethelapseofthehour."

           "Well,then,"saidAramis,"wemustformaplanofbattle."

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