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The King’s Musketeers and the Cardinal’s Guards

           "Monsieur,"saidAramis,parodyingJussac,"itwouldaffordusgreatpleasuretoobeyyourpoliteinvitationifitdependeduponourselves;butunfortunatelythethingisimpossibleMonsieurdeTrevillehasforbiddenit.Passonyourway,then;itisthebestthingtodo."

           ThisrailleryexasperatedJussac."Wewillchargeuponyou,then,"saidhe,"ifyoudisobey."

           "Therearefiveofthem,"saidAthos,halfaloud,"andwearebutthree;weshallbebeatenagain,andmustdieonthespot,for,onmypart,IdeclareIwillneverappearagainbeforethecaptainasaconqueredman."

           Athos,Porthos,andAramisinstantlydrewnearoneanother,whileJussacdrewuphissoldiers.

           Thisshortintervalwassufficienttodetermined’Artagnanontheparthewastotake.Itwasoneofthoseeventswhichdecidethelifeofaman;itwasachoicebetweenthekingandthecardinalthechoicemade,itmustbepersistedin.Tofight,thatwastodisobeythelaw,thatwastoriskhishead,thatwastomakeatoneblowanenemyofaministermorepowerfulthanthekinghimself.Allthisyoungmanperceived,andyet,tohispraisewespeakit,hedidnothesitateasecond.TurningtowardsAthosandhisfriends,"Gentlemen,"saidhe,"allowmetocorrectyourwords,ifyouplease.Yousaidyouwerebutthree,butitappearstomewearefour."

           "Butyouarenotoneofus,"saidPorthos.

           "That’strue,"repliedd’Artagnan;"Ihavenottheuniform,butIhavethespirit.

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