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A Procurator’s Dinner

           Thereisoneinparticularwhichheprefersinhisjourneys,largeenoughtoholdalltheworld."

           "Yourvaliseisthenempty?"askedPorthos,withsimplicity.

           "Certainlyitisempty,"repliedtheprocurator’swife,inrealinnocence.

           "Ah,butthevaliseIwant,"criedPorthos,"isawell-filledone,mydear."

           Madameutteredfreshsighs.Molierehadnotwrittenhisscenein"L’Avare"then.Mme.CoquenardwasinthedilemmaofHarpagan.

           Finally,therestoftheequipmentwassuccessivelydebatedinthesamemanner;andtheresultofthesittingwasthattheprocurator’swifeshouldgiveeighthundredlivresinmoney,andshouldfurnishthehorseandthemulewhichshouldhavethehonorofcarryingPorthosandMousquetontoglory.

           Theseconditionsbeingagreedto,PorthostookleaveofMme.Coquenard.Thelatterwishedtodetainhimbydartingcertaintenderglances;butPorthosurgedthecommandsofduty,andtheprocurator’swifewasobligedtogiveplacetotheking.

           TheMusketeerreturnedhomehungryandinbadhumor.

           

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