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Aramis and His Thesis

           Infact,thedreamofpoorBazinhadalwaysbeentoserveachurchman;andheawaitedwithimpatiencethemoment,alwaysinthefuture,whenAramiswouldthrowasidetheuniformandassumethecassock.Thedaily-renewedpromiseoftheyoungmanthatthemomentwouldnotlongbedelayed,hadalonekepthimintheserviceofaMusketeeraserviceinwhich,hesaid,hissoulwasinconstantjeopardy.

           Bazinwasthenattheheightofjoy.Inallprobability,thistimehismasterwouldnotretract.Theunionofphysicalpainwithmoraluneasinesshadproducedtheeffectsolongdesired.Aramis,sufferingatonceinbodyandmind,hadatlengthfixedhiseyesandhisthoughtsuponreligion,andhehadconsideredasawarningfromheaventhedoubleaccidentwhichhadhappenedtohim;thatistosay,thesuddendisappearanceofhismistressandthewoundinhisshoulder.

           ItmaybeeasilyunderstoodthatinthepresentdispositionofhismasternothingcouldbemoredisagreeabletoBazinthanthearrivalofd’Artagnan,whichmightcasthismasterbackagainintothatvortexofmundaneaffairswhichhadsolongcarriedhimaway.Heresolved,then,todefendthedoorbravely;andas,betrayedbythemistressoftheinn,hecouldnotsaythatAramiswasabsent,heendeavoredtoprovetothenewcomerthatitwouldbetheheightofindiscretiontodisturbhismasterinhispiousconference,whichhadcommencedwiththemorningandwouldnot,asBazinsaid,terminatebeforenight.

           Butd’ArtagnantookverylittleheedoftheeloquentdiscourseofM.

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