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A Mousetrap in the Seventeenth Century

           "Youngman,"saidhetod’Artagnan,"asuggestion."

           "What?"

           "Youmaygetintotroublebywhathastakenplace."

           "Youbelieveso?"

           "Yes.Haveyouanyfriendwhoseclockistooslow?"

           "Well?"

           "Goandcalluponhim,inorderthathemaygiveevidenceofyourhavingbeenwithhimathalfpastnine.Inacourtofjusticethatiscalledanalibi."

           D’Artagnanfoundhisadviceprudent.Hetooktohisheels,andwassoonatM.deTreville’s;butinsteadofgoingintothesaloonwiththerestofthecrowd,heaskedtobeintroducedtoM.deTreville’soffice.Asd’Artagnansoconstantlyfrequentedthehotel,nodifficultywasmadeincomplyingwithhisrequest,andaservantwenttoinformM.deTrevillethathisyoungcompatriot,havingsomethingimportanttocommunicate,solicitedaprivateaudience.Fiveminutesafter,M.deTrevillewasaskingd’Artagnanwhathecoulddotoservehim,andwhatcausedhisvisitatsolateanhour.

           "Pardonme,monsieur,"saidd’Artagnan,whohadprofitedbythemomenthehadbeenleftalonetoputbackM.deTreville’sclockthree-quartersofanhour,"butIthought,asitwasyetonlytwenty-fiveminutespastnine,itwasnottoolatetowaituponyou."

           "Twenty-fiveminutespastnine!"criedM.deTreville,lookingattheclock;"why,that’simpossible!"

           "Look,rather,monsieur,"saidd’Artagnan,"theclockshowsit."

           "That’strue,"saidM.deTreville;"Ibelieveditlater.ButwhatcanIdoforyou?"

           Thend’ArtagnantoldM

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