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A Family Affair

           Haveyouthediamond?"continuedAthos.

           "Ihavewhatisstillbetter.Ihavetheprice;"andd’Artagnanthrewthebaguponthetable.AtthesoundofthegoldAramisraisedhiseyesandPorthosstarted.AstoAthos,heremainedunmoved.

           "Howmuchinthatlittlebag?"

           "Seventhousandlivres,inlouisoftwelvefrancs."

           "Seventhousandlivres!"criedPorthos."Thatpoorlittlediamondwasworthseventhousandlivres?"

           "Itappearsso,"saidAthos,"sinceheretheyare.Idon’tsupposethatourfriendd’Artagnanhasaddedanyofhisowntotheamount."

           "But,gentlemen,inallthis,"saidd’Artagnan,"wedonotthinkofthequeen.LetustakesomeheedofthewelfareofherdearBuckingham.Thatistheleastweoweher."

           "That’strue,"saidAthos;"butthatconcernsAramis."

           "Well,"repliedthelatter,blushing,"whatmustIsay?"

           "Oh,that’ssimpleenough!"repliedAthos."WriteasecondletterforthatcleverpersonagewholivesatTours."

           Aramisresumedhispen,reflectedalittle,andwrotethefollowinglines,whichheimmediatelysubmittedtotheapprobationofhisfriends.

           "Mydearcousin."

           "Ah,ah!"saidAthos."Thiscleverpersonisyourrelative,then?"

           "Cousin-german."

           "Goon,toyourcousin,then!"

           Aramiscontinued:

           "MydearCousin,HisEminence,thecardinal,whomGodpreserveforthehappinessofFranceandtheconfusionoftheenemiesofthekingdom,isonthepointofputtinganendtothehecticrebellionofLaRochelle.

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