His Majesty King Louis XIII

           Thisaffairmadeagreatnoise.M.deTrevillescoldedhisMusketeersinpublic,andcongratulatedtheminprivate;butasnotimewastobelostingainingtheking,M.deTrevillehastenedtoreporthimselfattheLouvre.Itwasalreadytoolate.Thekingwasclosetedwiththecardinal,andM.deTrevillewasinformedthatthekingwasbusyandcouldnotreceivehimatthatmoment.IntheeveningM.deTrevilleattendedtheking’sgamingtable.Thekingwaswinning;andashewasveryavaricious,hewasinanexcellenthumor.PerceivingM.deTrevilleatadistance

           "Comehere,MonsieurCaptain,"saidhe,"comehere,thatImaygrowlatyou.DoyouknowthathisEminencehasbeenmakingfreshcomplaintsagainstyourMusketeers,andthatwithsomuchemotion,thatthiseveninghisEminenceisindisposed?Ah,theseMusketeersofyoursareverydevilsfellowstobehanged."

           "No,sire,"repliedTreville,whosawatthefirstglancehowthingswouldgo,"onthecontrary,theyaregoodcreatures,asmeekaslambs,andhavebutonedesire,I’llbetheirwarranty.Andthatisthattheirswordsmayneverleavetheirscabbardsbutinyourmajesty’sservice.Butwhataretheytodo?TheGuardsofMonsieurtheCardinalareforeverseekingquarrelswiththem,andforthehonorofthecorpseven,thepooryoungmenareobligedtodefendthemselves."

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