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A Procurator’s Dinner

           "Thanks,madame!"saidPorthos,"butIdon’tliketoabuseyourkindness;besides,Imustthinkofmyoutfit!"

           "That’strue,"saidtheprocurator’swife,groaning,"thatunfortunateoutfit!"

           "Alas,yes,"saidPorthos,"itisso."

           "Butofwhat,then,doestheequipmentofyourcompanyconsist,MonsieurPorthos?"

           "Oh,ofmanythings!"saidPorthos."TheMusketeersare,asyouknow,pickedsoldiers,andtheyrequiremanythingsuselesstotheGuardsmenortheSwiss."

           "Butyet,detailthemtome."

           "Why,theymayamountto",saidPorthos,whopreferreddiscussingthetotaltotakingthemonebyone.

           Theprocurator’swifewaitedtremblingly.

           "Tohowmuch?"saidshe."Ihopeitdoesnotexceed"Shestopped;speechfailedher.

           "Oh,no,"saidPorthos,"itdoesnotexceedtwothousandfivehundredlivres!IeventhinkthatwitheconomyIcouldmanageitwithtwothousandlivres."

           "GoodGod!"criedshe,"twothousandlivres!Why,thatisafortune!"

           Porthosmadeamostsignificantgrimace;Mme.Coquenardunderstoodit.

           "Iwishedtoknowthedetail,"saidshe,"because,havingmanyrelativesinbusiness,Iwasalmostsureofobtainingthingsatahundredpercentlessthanyouwouldpayyourself."

           "Ah,ah!"saidPorthos,"thatiswhatyoumeanttosay!"

           "Yes,dearMonsieurPorthos.Thus,forinstance,don’tyouinthefirstplacewantahorse?"

           "Yes,ahorse."

           "Well,then!Icanjustsuityou."

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