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The Anjou Wine

           Planchetwaited,towelonarm;Fourreauuncorkedthebottles;andBrisemont,whichwasthenameoftheconvalescent,pouredthewine,whichwasalittleshakenbyitsjourney,carefullyintodecanters.Ofthiswine,thefirstbottlebeingalittlethickatthebottom,Brisemontpouredtheleesintoaglass,andd’Artagnandesiredhimtodrinkit,forthepoordevilhadnotyetrecoveredhisstrength.

           Theguestshavingeatenthesoup,wereabouttoliftthefirstglassofwinetotheirlips,whenallatoncethecannonsoundedfromFortLouisandFortNeuf.TheGuardsmen,imaginingthistobecausedbysomeunexpectedattack,eitherofthebesiegedortheEnglish,sprangtotheirswords.D’Artagnan,notlessforwardthanthey,didlikewise,andallranout,inordertorepairtotheirposts.

           Butscarcelyweretheyoutoftheroombeforetheyweremadeawareofthecauseofthisnoise.Criesof"Livetheking!Livethecardinal!"resoundedoneveryside,andthedrumswerebeateninalldirections.

           Inshort,theking,impatient,ashasbeensaid,hadcomebyforcedmarches,andhadthatmomentarrivedwithallhishouseholdandareinforcementoftenthousandtroops.HisMusketeersproceededandfollowedhim.D’Artagnan,placedinlinewithhiscompany,salutedwithanexpressivegesturehisthreefriends,whoseeyessoondiscoveredhim,andM.deTreville,whodetectedhimatonce.

           Theceremonyofreceptionover,thefourfriendsweresooninoneanother’sarms.

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