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A Mousetrap in the Seventeenth Century

           "Iwilldo,withoutapromiseandvoluntarily,allthatIcandotoservethekingandbeagreeabletothequeen.Disposeofme,then,asafriend."

           "ButI—whereshallIgomeanwhile?"

           "IstherenobodyfromwhosehouseMonsieurLaportecancomeandfetchyou?"

           "No,Icantrustnobody."

           "Stop,"saidd’Artagnan;"wearenearAthos’sdoor.Yes,hereitis."

           "WhoisthisAthos?"

           "Oneofmyfriends."

           "Butifheshouldbeathomeandseeme?"

           "Heisnotathome,andIwillcarryawaythekey,afterhavingplacedyouinhisapartment."

           "Butifheshouldreturn?"

           "Oh,hewon’treturn;andifheshould,hewillbetoldthatIhavebroughtawomanwithme,andthatwomanisinhisapartment."

           "Butthatwillcompromisemesadly,youknow."

           "Ofwhatconsequence?Nobodyknowsyou.Besides,weareinasituationtooverlookceremony."

           "Come,then,letusgotoyourfriend’shouse.Wheredoeshelive?"

           "RueFerou,twostepsfromhere."

           "Letusgo!"

           Bothresumedtheirway.Asd’Artagnanhadforeseen,Athoswasnotwithin.Hetookthekey,whichwascustomarilygivenhimasoneofthefamily,ascendedthestairs,andintroducedMme.Bonacieuxintothelittleapartmentofwhichwehavegivenadescription.

           "Youareathome,"saidhe."Remainhere,fastenthedoorinside,andopenittonobodyunlessyouhearthreetapslikethis;"andhetappedthricetwotapsclosetogetherandprettyhard,theotherafteraninterval,andlighter.

           "Thatiswell,"saidMme.Bonacieux.

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