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The Seige of La Rochelle

           Thiseventmighthavethreecauses:

           ThefirstandthemostnaturalwasthatitmightbeanambuscadeoftheRochellais,whomightnotbesorrytokilloneofhisMajesty’sGuards,becauseitwouldbeanenemytheless,andthisenemymighthaveawell-furnishedpurseinhispocket.

           D’Artagnantookhishat,examinedtheholemadebytheball,andshookhishead.Theballwasnotamusketballitwasanarquebusball.Theaccuracyoftheaimhadfirstgivenhimtheideathataspecialweaponhadbeenemployed.Thiscouldnot,then,beamilitaryambuscade,astheballwasnotoftheregularcaliber.

           ThismightbeakindremembranceofMonsieurtheCardinal.Itmaybeobservedthatattheverymomentwhen,thankstotherayofthesun,heperceivedthegunbarrel,hewasthinkingwithastonishmentontheforbearanceofhisEminencewithrespecttohim.

           Butd’Artagnanagainshookhishead.Forpeopletowardwhomhehadbuttoputforthhishand,hisEminencehadrarelyrecoursetosuchmeans.

           ItmightbeavengeanceofMilady;thatwasmostprobable.

           Hetriedinvaintorememberthefacesordressoftheassassins;hehadescapedsorapidlythathehadnothadleisuretonoticeanything.

           "Ah,mypoorfriends!"murmuredd’Artagnan;"whereareyou?Andthatyoushouldfailme!"

           D’Artagnanpassedaverybadnight.Threeorfourtimeshestartedup,imaginingthatamanwasapproachinghisbedforthepurposeofstabbinghim.Nevertheless,daydawnedwithoutdarknesshavingbroughtanyaccident.

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