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His Majesty King Louis XIII

           Towardsixo’clockM.deTrevilleannouncedthatitwastimetogototheLouvre;butasthehourofaudiencegrantedbyhisMajestywaspast,insteadofclaimingtheENTREEbythebackstairs,heplacedhimselfwiththefouryoungmenintheantechamber.Thekinghadnotyetreturnedfromhunting.Ouryoungmenhadbeenwaitingabouthalfanhour,amidacrowdofcourtiers,whenallthedoorswerethrownopen,andhisMajestywasannounced.

           Athisannouncementd’Artagnanfelthimselftrembletotheverymarrowofhisbones.Thecominginstantwouldinallprobabilitydecidetherestofhislife.Hiseyesthereforewerefixedinasortofagonyuponthedoorthroughwhichthekingmustenter.

           LouisXIIIappeared,walkingfast.Hewasinhuntingcostumecoveredwithdust,wearinglargeboots,andholdingawhipinhishand.Atthefirstglance,d’Artagnanjudgedthatthemindofthekingwasstormy.

           Thisdisposition,visibleasitwasinhisMajesty,didnotpreventthecourtiersfromrangingthemselvesalonghispathway.Inroyalantechambersitisworthmoretobeviewedwithanangryeyethannottobeseenatall.ThethreeMusketeersthereforedidnothesitatetomakeastepforward.D’Artagnanonthecontraryremainedconcealedbehindthem;butalthoughthekingknewAthos,Porthos,andAramispersonally,hepassedbeforethemwithoutspeakingorlookingindeed,asifhehadneverseenthembefore.

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