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           Grimaudthereforeaddednothingtohisspeech,butcontentedhimselfwithpointinghisindexfingerinthedirectionofthehedge,announcingbythisgesturethecardinalandhisescort.

           WithasingleboundtheMusketeerswereontheirfeet,andsalutedwithrespect.

           Thecardinalseemedfurious.

           "ItappearsthatMessieurstheMusketeerskeepguard,"saidhe."AretheEnglishexpectedbyland,ordotheMusketeersconsiderthemselvessuperiorofficers?"

           "Monseigneur,"repliedAthos,foramidthegeneralfrighthealonehadpreservedthenoblecalmnessandcoolnessthatneverforsookhim,"Monseigneur,theMusketeers,whentheyarenotonduty,orwhentheirdutyisover,drinkandplayatdice,andtheyarecertainlysuperiorofficerstotheirlackeys."

           "Lackeys?"grumbledthecardinal."Lackeyswhohavetheordertowarntheirmasterswhenanyonepassesarenotlackeys,theyaresentinels."

           "YourEminencemayperceivethatifwehadnottakenthisprecaution,weshouldhavebeenexposedtoallowingyoutopasswithoutpresentingyouourrespectsorofferingyouourthanksforthefavoryouhavedoneusinunitingus.D’Artagnan,"continuedAthos,"you,whobutlatelyweresoanxiousforsuchanopportunityforexpressingyourgratitudetoMonseigneur,hereitis;availyourselfofit."

           ThesewordswerepronouncedwiththatimperturbablephlegmwhichdistinguishedAthosinthehourofdanger,andwiththatexcessivepolitenesswhichmadeofhimatcertainmomentsakingmoremajesticthankingsbybirth.

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