The Antechamber of M. De Treville

           M.deTroisville,ashisfamilywasstillcalledinGascony,orM.deTreville,ashehasendedbystylinghimselfinParis,hadreallycommencedlifeasd’Artagnannowdid;thatistosay,withoutasouinhispocket,butwithafundofaudacity,shrewdness,andintelligencewhichmakesthepoorestGascongentlemanoftenderivemoreinhishopefromthepaternalinheritancethantherichestPerigordianorBerrichangentlemanderivesinrealityfromhis.Hisinsolentbravery,hisstillmoreinsolentsuccessatatimewhenblowspoureddownlikehail,hadbornehimtothetopofthatdifficultladdercalledCourtFavor,whichhehadclimbedfourstepsatatime.

           Hewasthefriendoftheking,whohonoredhighly,aseveryoneknows,thememoryofhisfather,HenryIV.ThefatherofM.deTrevillehadservedhimsofaithfullyinhiswarsagainsttheleaguethatindefaultofmoneyathingtowhichtheBearnaiswasaccustomedallhislife,andwhoconstantlypaidhisdebtswiththatofwhichheneverstoodinneedofborrowing,thatistosay,withreadywitindefaultofmoney,werepeat,heauthorizedhim,afterthereductionofParis,toassumeforhisarmsagoldenlionpassantupongules,withthemottoFIDELISETFORTIS.Thiswasagreatmatterinthewayofhonor,butverylittleinthewayofwealth;sothatwhentheillustriouscompanionofthegreatHenrydied,theonlyinheritancehewasabletoleavehissonwashisswordandhismotto.Thankstothisdoublegiftandthespotlessnamethataccompaniedit,M.deTrevillewasadmittedintothehouseholdoftheyoungprincewherehemadesuchgooduseofhissword,andwassofaithfultohismotto,thatLouisXIII,oneofthegoodbladesofhiskingdom,wasaccustomedtosaythatifhehadafriendwhowasabouttofight,hewouldadvisehimtochooseasasecond,himselffirst,andTrevillenextoreven,perhaps,beforehimself.

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