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The Council of the Musketeers

           "That’sverysimple,"repliedAthos."Assoonastheenemyarewithinmusketshot,wemustfireuponthem.Iftheycontinuetoadvance,wemustfireagain.Wemustfireaslongaswehaveloadedguns.Ifthosewhoremainofthetrooppersistincomingtotheassault,wewillallowthebesiegerstogetasfarastheditch,andthenwewillpushdownupontheirheadsthatstripofwallwhichkeepsitsperpendicularbyamiracle."

           "Bravo!"criedPorthos."Decidedly,Athos,youwereborntobeageneral,andthecardinal,whofancieshimselfagreatsoldier,isnothingbesideyou."

           "Gentlemen,"saidAthos,"nodividedattention,Ibeg;leteachonepickouthisman."

           "Icovermine,"saidd’Artagnan.

           "AndImine,"saidPorthos.

           "AndImine,"saidAramis.

           "Fire,then,"saidAthos.

           Thefourmusketsmadebutonereport,butfourmenfell.

           Thedrumimmediatelybeat,andthelittletroopadvancedatchargingpace.

           Thentheshotswererepeatedwithoutregularity,butalwaysaimedwiththesameaccuracy.Nevertheless,asiftheyhadbeenawareofthenumericalweaknessofthefriends,theRochellaiscontinuedtoadvanceinquicktime.

           Witheverythreeshotsatleasttwomenfell;butthemarchofthosewhoremainedwasnotslackened.

           Arrivedatthefootofthebastion,therewerestillmorethanadozenoftheenemy.Alastdischargewelcomedthem,butdidnotstopthem;theyjumpedintotheditch,andpreparedtoscalethebreach.

           "Now,myfriends,"saidAthos,"finishthematablow.

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