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The Return

           Peacewiththelandlord,inadditiontoAthos’soldhorse,costsixpistoles.D’ArtagnanandAthostookthenagsofPlanchetandGrimaud,andthetwolackeysstartedonfoot,carryingthesaddlesontheirheads.

           Howeverillourtwofriendsweremounted,theyweresoonfarinadvanceoftheirservants,andarrivedatCreveccoeur.FromadistancetheyperceivedAramis,seatedinamelancholymannerathiswindow,lookingout,likeSisterAnne,atthedustinthehorizon.

           "HOLA,Aramis!Whatthedevilareyoudoingthere?"criedthetwofriends.

           "Ah,isthatyou,d’Artagnan,andyou,Athos?"saidtheyoungman."Iwasreflectingupontherapiditywithwhichtheblessingsofthisworldleaveus.MyEnglishhorse,whichhasjustdisappearedamidacloudofdust,hasfurnishedmewithalivingimageofthefragilityofthethingsoftheearth.Lifeitselfmayberesolvedintothreewords:ERAT,EST,FUIT."

           "Whichmeans"saidd’Artagnan,whobegantosuspectthetruth.

           "WhichmeansthatIhavejustbeenduped-sixtylouisforahorsewhichbythemannerofhisgaitcandoatleastfiveleaguesanhour."

           D’ArtagnanandAthoslaughedaloud.

           "Mydeard’Artagnan,"saidAramis,"don’tbetooangrywithme,Ibeg.Necessityhasnolaw;besides,Iamthepersonpunished,asthatrascallyhorsedealerhasrobbedmeoffiftylouis,atleast.Ah,youfellowsaregoodmanagers!Yourideonourlackey’shorses,andhaveyourowngallantsteedsledalongcarefullybyhand,atshortstages."

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