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The King’s Musketeers and the Cardinal’s Guards

           Aramishadkilledoneofhisadversaries,buttheotherpressedhimwarmly.Nevertheless,Aramiswasinagoodsituation,andabletodefendhimself.

           BicaratandPorthoshadjustmadecounterhits.Porthoshadreceivedathrustthroughhisarm,andBicaratonethroughhisthigh.Butneitherofthesetwowoundswasserious,andtheyonlyfoughtmoreearnestly.

           Athos,woundedanewbyCahusac,becameevidentlypaler,butdidnotgivewayafoot.Heonlychangedhisswordhand,andfoughtwithhislefthand.

           Accordingtothelawsofduelingatthatperiod,d’Artagnanwasatlibertytoassistwhomhepleased.Whilehewasendeavoringtofindoutwhichofhiscompanionsstoodingreatestneed,hecaughtaglancefromAthos.Theglancewasofsublimeeloquence.Athoswouldhavediedratherthanappealforhelp;buthecouldlook,andwiththatlookaskassistance.D’Artagnaninterpretedit;withaterribleboundhesprangtothesideofCahusac,crying,"Tome,MonsieurGuardsman;Iwillslayyou!"

           Cahusacturned.Itwastime;forAthos,whosegreatcouragealonesupportedhim,sankuponhisknee.

           "S’blood!"criedhetod’Artagnan,"donotkillhim,youngman,Ibegofyou.IhaveanoldaffairtosettlewithhimwhenIamcuredandsoundagain.Disarmhimonlymakesureofhissword.That’sit!Verywelldone!"

           TheexclamationwasdrawnfromAthosbyseeingtheswordofCahusacflytwentypacesfromhim.

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