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A Family Affair

           Itwouldbe,nodoubt,parbleu,ifwewritetoLorddeWinteraboutaffairsofvastimportance,ofthehorrorsofthecardinal"

           "Speaklower!"saidAthos.

           "ofintriguesandsecretsofstate,"continuedd’Artagnan,complyingwiththerecommendation."Therecanbenodoubtwewouldallbebrokenonthewheel;butforGod’ssake,donotforget,asyouyourselfsaid,Athos,thatweonlywritetohimconcerningafamilyaffair;thatweonlywritetohimtoentreatthatassoonasMiladyarrivesinLondonhewillputitoutofherpowertoinjureus.Iwillwritetohim,then,nearlyintheseterms."

           "Letussee,"saidAthos,assuminginadvanceacriticallook.

           "Monsieuranddearfriend"

           "Ah,yes!DearfriendtoanEnglishman,"interruptedAthos;"wellcommenced!Bravo,d’Artagnan!Onlywiththatwordyouwouldbequarteredinsteadofbeingbrokenonthewheel."

           "Well,perhaps.Iwillsay,then,Monsieur,quiteshort."

           "Youmayevensay,MyLord,"repliedAthos,whostickledforpropriety.

           "MyLord,doyourememberthelittlegoatpastureoftheLuxembourg?"

           "Good,theLuxembourg!Onemightbelievethisisanallusiontothequeen-mother!That’singenious,"saidAthos.

           "Well,then,wewillputsimply,MyLord,doyourememberacertainlittleenclosurewhereyourlifewasspared?"

           "Mydeard’Artagnan,youwillnevermakeanythingbutaverybadsecretary.Whereyourlifewasspared!Forshame!that’sunworthy.Amanofspiritisnottoberemindedofsuchservices.

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