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Hunting for the Equipments

           Theprocurator’swifeshedatear.

           "MonsieurPorthos,"saidshe,"Icanassureyouthatyouhaveseverelypunishedme;andifinthetimetocomeyoushouldfindyourselfinasimilarsituation,youhavebuttoapplytome."

           "Fie,madame,fie!"saidPorthos,asifdisgusted."Letusnottalkaboutmoney,ifyouplease;itishumiliating."

           "Thenyounolongerloveme!"saidtheprocurator’swife,slowlyandsadly.

           Porthosmaintainedamajesticsilence.

           "Andthatistheonlyreplyyoumake?Alas,Iunderstand."

           "Thinkoftheoffenseyouhavecommittedtowardme,madame!ItremainsHERE!"saidPorthos,placinghishandonhisheart,andpressingitstrongly.

           "Iwillrepairit,indeedIwill,mydearPorthos."

           "Besides,whatdidIaskofyou?"resumedPorthos,withamovementoftheshouldersfullofgoodfellowship."Aloan,nothingmore!Afterall,Iamnotanunreasonableman.Iknowyouarenotrich,MadameCoquenard,andthatyourhusbandisobligedtobleedhispoorclientstosqueezeafewpaltrycrownsfromthem.Oh!Ifyouwereaduchess,amarchioness,oracountess,itwouldbequiteadifferentthing;itwouldbeunpardonable."

           Theprocurator’swifewaspiqued.

           "Pleasetoknow,MonsieurPorthos,"saidshe,"thatmystrongbox,thestrongboxofaprocurator’swifethoughitmaybe,isbetterfilledthanthoseofyouraffectedminxes."

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