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Plan of Campaign

           Asecretmay,bychance,bebetrayedbygentlemen;butitisalmostalwayssoldbylackeys."

           "Porthos’splanappearstometobeimpracticable,"saidd’Artagnan,"inasmuchasIammyselfignorantofwhatinstructionsIcangiveyou.Iamthebearerofaletter,thatisall.Ihavenot,andIcannotmakethreecopiesofthatletter,becauseitissealed.Wemust,then,asitappearstome,travelincompany.Thisletterishere,inthispocket,"andhepointedtothepocketwhichcontainedtheletter."IfIshouldbekilled,oneofyoumusttakeit,andcontinuetheroute;ifhebekilled,itwillbeanother’sturn,andsoonprovidedasingleonearrives,thatisallthatisrequired."

           "Bravo,d’Artagnan,youropinionismine,"criedAthos,"Besides,wemustbeconsistent;Iamgoingtotakethewaters,youwillaccompanyme.InsteadoftakingthewatersofForges,Igoandtakeseawaters;Iamfreetodoso.Ifanyonewishestostopus,IwillshowMonsieurdeTreville’sletter,andyouwillshowyourleavesofabsence.Ifweareattacked,wewilldefendourselves;ifwearetried,wewillstoutlymaintainthatwewereonlyanxioustodipourselvesacertainnumberoftimesinthesea.Theywouldhaveaneasybargainoffourisolatedmen;whereasfourmentogethermakeatroop.Wewillarmourfourlackeyswithpistolsandmusketoons;iftheysendanarmyoutagainstus,wewillgivebattle,andthesurvivor,asd’Artagnansays,willcarrytheletter"

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