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The Council of the Musketeers

           Tothewall;tothewall!"

           Andthefourfriends,secondedbyGrimaud,pushedwiththebarrelsoftheirmusketsanenormoussheetofthewall,whichbentasifpushedbythewind,anddetachingitselffromitsbase,fellwithahorriblecrashintotheditch.Thenafearfulcrashwasheard;acloudofdustmountedtowardtheskyandallwasover!

           "Canwehavedestroyedthemall,fromthefirsttothelast?"saidAthos.

           "Myfaith,itappearsso!"saidd’Artagnan.

           "No,"criedPorthos;"theregothreeorfour,limpingaway."

           Infact,threeorfouroftheseunfortunatemen,coveredwithdirtandblood,fledalongthehollowway,andatlengthregainedthecity.Thesewereallwhowereleftofthelittletroop.

           Athoslookedathiswatch.

           "Gentlemen,"saidhe,"wehavebeenhereanhour,andourwageriswon;butwewillbefairplayers.Besides,d’Artagnanhasnottoldushisideayet."

           AndtheMusketeer,withhisusualcoolness,reseatedhimselfbeforetheremainsofthebreakfast.

           "Myidea?"saidd’Artagnan.

           "Yes;yousaidyouhadanidea,"saidAthos.

           "Oh,Iremember,"saidd’Artagnan."Well,IwillgotoEnglandasecondtime;IwillgoandfindBuckingham."

           "Youshallnotdothat,d’Artagnan,"saidAthos,coolly.

           "Andwhynot?HaveInotbeenthereonce?"

           "Yes;butatthatperiodwewerenotatwar.AtthatperiodBuckinghamwasanally,andnotanenemy.Whatyouwouldnowdoamountstotreason."

           D’Artagnanperceivedtheforceofthisreasoning,andwassilent.

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