Men of the Robe and Men of the Sword

           Onthedayaftertheseeventshadtakenplace,Athosnothavingreappeared,M.deTrevillewasinformedbyd’ArtagnanandPorthosofthecircumstance.AstoAramis,hehadaskedforleaveofabsenceforfivedays,andwasgone,itwassaid,toRouenonfamilybusiness.

           M.deTrevillewasthefatherofhissoldiers.Thelowestortheleastknownofthem,assoonasheassumedtheuniformofthecompany,wasassureofhisaidandsupportasifhehadbeenhisownbrother.

           Herepaired,then,instantlytotheofficeoftheLIEUTENANT-CRIMINEL.TheofficerwhocommandedthepostoftheRedCrosswassentfor,andbysuccessiveinquiriestheylearnedthatAthoswasthenlodgedintheFortl’Eveque.

           AthoshadpassedthroughalltheexaminationswehaveseenBonacieuxundergo.

           Wewerepresentatthesceneinwhichthetwocaptiveswereconfrontedwitheachother.Athos,whohadtillthattimesaidnothingforfearthatd’Artagnan,interruptedinhisturn,shouldnothavethetimenecessary,fromthismomentdeclaredthathisnamewasAthos,andnotd’Artagnan.HeaddedthathedidnotknoweitherM.orMme.Bonacieux;thathehadneverspokentotheoneortheother;thathehadcome,ataboutteno’clockintheevening,topayavisittohisfriendM.d’Artagnan,butthattillthathourhehadbeenatM.deTreville’s,wherehehaddined."Twentywitnesses,"addedhe,"couldattestthefact";andhenamedseveraldistinguishedgentlemen,andamongthemwasM.leDucdelaTremouille.

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