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The Seige of La Rochelle

           Theyoungmancastaglanceatthefirstmusketandsaw,withacertaindegreeofinquietude,thatitwasleveledinhisdirection;butassoonasheperceivedthattheorificeofthebarrelwasmotionless,hethrewhimselfupontheground.Atthesameinstantthegunwasfired,andheheardthewhistlingofaballpassoverhishead.

           Notimewastobelost.D’Artagnansprangupwithabound,andatthesameinstanttheballfromtheothermuskettoreupthegravelontheveryspotontheroadwherehehadthrownhimselfwithhisfacetotheground.

           D’Artagnanwasnotoneofthosefoolhardymenwhoseekaridiculousdeathinorderthatitmaybesaidofthemthattheydidnotretreatasinglestep.Besides,couragewasoutofthequestionhere;d’Artagnanhadfallenintoanambush.

           "Ifthereisathirdshot,"saidhetohimself,"Iamalostman."

           Heimmediately,therefore,tooktohisheelsandrantowardthecamp,withtheswiftnessoftheyoungmenofhiscountry,sorenownedfortheiragility;butwhatevermightbehisspeed,thefirstwhofired,havinghadtimetoreload,firedasecondshot,andthistimesowellaimedthatitstruckhishat,andcarriedittenpacesfromhim.

           Ashe,however,hadnootherhat,hepickedupthisasheran,andarrivedathisquartersverypaleandquiteoutofbreath.Hesatdownwithoutsayingawordtoanybody,andbegantoreflect.

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