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The Rendezvous

           "Doyoubelieveyouhavestillacertainamountofittoexpendthisevening?"

           "Ihopeso,monsieur."

           "Well,then,Icountonyou."

           "AttheappointedhourIshallbeready;onlyIbelievedthatMonsieurhadbutonehorseintheGuardstables."

           "Perhapsthereisbutoneatthismoment;butbythiseveningtherewillbefour."

           "Itappearsthatourjourneywasaremountingjourney,then?"

           "Exactlyso,"saidd’Artagnan;andnoddingtoPlanchet,hewentout.

           M.Bonacieuxwasathisdoor.D’Artagnan’sintentionwastogooutwithoutspeakingtotheworthymercer;butthelattermadesopoliteandfriendlyasalutationthathistenantfeltobliged,notonlytostop,buttoenterintoconversationwithhim.

           Besides,howisitpossibletoavoidalittlecondescensiontowardahusbandwhoseprettywifehasappointedameetingwithyouthatsameeveningatSt.Cloud,oppositeD’Estrees’spavilion?D’Artagnanapproachedhimwiththemostamiableairhecouldassume.

           Theconversationnaturallyfellupontheincarcerationofthepoorman.M.Bonacieux,whowasignorantthatd’ArtagnanhadoverheardhisconversationwiththestrangerofMeung,relatedtohisyoungtenantthepersecutionsofthatmonster,M.deLaffemas,whomheneverceasedtodesignate,duringhisaccount,bythetitleofthe"cardinal’sexecutioner,"andexpatiatedatgreatlengthupontheBastille,thebolts,thewickets,thedungeons,thegratings,theinstrumentsoftorture.

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