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The Three Presents of D’artagnan the Elder

           Unfortunately,asheadvanced,hisangerincreasedateverystep;andinsteadoftheproperandloftyspeechhehadpreparedasapreludetohischallenge,hefoundnothingatthetipofhistonguebutagrosspersonality,whichheaccompaniedwithafuriousgesture.

           "Isay,sir,yousir,whoarehidingyourselfbehindthatshutteryes,you,sir,tellmewhatyouarelaughingat,andwewilllaughtogether!"

           Thegentlemanraisedhiseyesslowlyfromthenagtohiscavalier,asifherequiredsometimetoascertainwhetheritcouldbetohimthatsuchstrangereproacheswereaddressed;then,whenhecouldnotpossiblyentertainanydoubtofthematter,hiseyebrowsslightlybent,andwithanaccentofironyandinsolenceimpossibletobedescribed,herepliedtod’Artagnan,"Iwasnotspeakingtoyou,sir."

           "ButIamspeakingtoyou!"repliedtheyoungman,additionallyexasperatedwiththismixtureofinsolenceandgoodmanners,ofpolitenessandscorn.

           Thestrangerlookedathimagainwithaslightsmile,andretiringfromthewindow,cameoutofthehostelrywithaslowstep,andplacedhimselfbeforethehorse,withintwopacesofd’Artagnan.Hisquietmannerandtheironicalexpressionofhiscountenanceredoubledthemirthofthepersonswithwhomhehadbeentalking,andwhostillremainedatthewindow.

           D’Artagnan,seeinghimapproach,drewhisswordafootoutofthescabbard.

           "Thishorseisdecidedly,orratherhasbeeninhisyouth,abuttercup,"resumedthestranger,continuingtheremarkshehadbegun,andaddressinghimselftohisauditorsatthewindow,withoutpayingtheleastattentiontotheexasperationofd’Artagnan,who,howeverplacedhimselfbetweenhimandthem."Itisacolorverywellknowninbotany,buttillthepresenttimeveryrareamonghorses."

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