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The Interior of “The Musketeers”

           Thebedwastheonlyoneintheapartment,whichconsistedofanantechamberandabedroom.Planchetsleptintheantechamberuponacoverlettakenfromthebedofd’Artagnan,andwhichd’Artagnanfromthattimemadeshifttodowithout.

           Athos,onhispart,hadavaletwhomhehadtrainedinhisserviceinathoroughlypeculiarfashion,andwhowasnamedGrimaud.Hewasverytaciturn,thisworthysignor.BeitunderstoodwearespeakingofAthos.Duringthefiveorsixyearsthathehadlivedinthestrictestintimacywithhiscompanions,PorthosandAramis,theycouldrememberhavingoftenseenhimsmile,buthadneverheardhimlaugh.Hiswordswerebriefandexpressive,conveyingallthatwasmeant,andnomore;noembellishments,noembroidery,noarabesques.Hisconversationamatteroffact,withoutasingleromance.

           AlthoughAthoswasscarcelythirtyyearsold,andwasofgreatpersonalbeautyandintelligenceofmind,nooneknewwhetherhehadeverhadamistress.Heneverspokeofwomen.Hecertainlydidnotpreventothersfromspeakingofthembeforehim,althoughitwaseasytoperceivethatthiskindofconversation,inwhichheonlymingledbybitterwordsandmisanthropicremarks,wasverydisagreeabletohim.Hisreserve,hisroughness,andhissilencemadealmostanoldmanofhim.Hehad,then,inordernottodisturbhishabits,accustomedGrimaudtoobeyhimuponasimplegestureoruponasimplemovementofhislips.Heneverspoketohim,exceptunderthemostextraordinaryoccasions.

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