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A Procurator’s Dinner

           Tocomeinthecapacityofacousin,andseathimselfeverydayatagoodtable;tosmooththeyellow,wrinkledbrowoftheoldprocurator;toplucktheclerksalittlebyteachingthemBASSETTE,PASSE-DIX,andLANSQUENET,intheirutmostnicety,andwinningfromthem,bywayoffeeforthelessonhewouldgivetheminanhour,theirsavingsofamonthallthiswasenormouslydelightfultoPorthos.

           TheMusketeercouldnotforgettheevilreportswhichthenprevailed,andwhichindeedhavesurvivedthem,oftheprocuratorsoftheperiodmeanness,stinginess,fasts;butas,afterall,exceptingsomefewactsofeconomywhichPorthoshadalwaysfoundveryunseasonable,theprocurator’swifehadbeentolerablyliberalthatis,beitunderstood,foraprocurator’swifehehopedtoseeahouseholdofahighlycomfortablekind.

           Andyet,attheverydoortheMusketeerbegantoentertainsomedoubts.Theapproachwasnotsuchastoprepossesspeopleanill-smelling,darkpassage,astaircasehalf-lightedbybarsthroughwhichstoleaglimmerfromaneighboringyard;onthefirstflooralowdoorstuddedwithenormousnails,liketheprincipalgateoftheGrandChatelet.

           Porthosknockedwithhishand.Atall,paleclerk,hisfaceshadedbyaforestofvirginhair,openedthedoor,andbowedwiththeairofamanforcedatoncetorespectinanotherloftystature,whichindicatedstrength,themilitarydress,whichindicatedrank,andaruddycountenance,whichindicatedfamiliaritywithgoodliving.

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