D’artagnan and the Englishman

           D’ArtagnanfollowedMiladywithoutbeingperceivedbyher.Hesawhergetintohercarriage,andheardherorderthecoachmantodrivetoSt.Germain.

           Itwasuselesstotrytokeeppaceonfootwithacarriagedrawnbytwopowerfulhorses.D’ArtagnanthereforereturnedtotheRueFerou.

           IntheRuedeSeinehemetPlanchet,whohadstoppedbeforethehouseofapastrycook,andwascontemplatingwithecstasyacakeofthemostappetizingappearance.

           HeorderedhimtogoandsaddletwohorsesinM.deTreville’sstablesoneforhimself,d’Artagnan,andoneforPlanchetandbringthemtoAthens’splace.Onceforall,Trevillehadplacedhisstableatd’Artagnan’sservice.

           PlanchetproceededtowardtheRueduColombier,andd’ArtagnantowardtheRueFerou.Athoswasathome,emptyingsadlyabottleofthefamousSpanishwinehehadbroughtbackwithhimfromhisjourneyintoPicardy.HemadeasignforGrimaudtobringaglassford’Artagnan,andGrimaudobeyedasusual.

           D’ArtagnanrelatedtoAthosallthathadpassedatthechurchbetweenPorthosandtheprocurator’swife,andhowtheircomradewasprobablybythattimeinafairwaytobeequipped.

           "Asforme,"repliedAthostothisrecital,"Iamquiteatmyease;itwillnotbewomenthatwilldefraytheexpenseofmyoutfit."

           "Handsome,well-bred,noblelordasyouare,mydearAthos,neitherprincessesnorqueenswouldbesecurefromyouramoroussolicitations."

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