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The Sign of the Red Dovecot

           Thehesitationcreatedsomesuspicioninthethreefriends,andAthos,advancingafewpacesinfrontoftheothers,criedinafirmvoice,"Whogoesthere?"

           "Whogoesthere,yourselves?"repliedoneofthehorsemen.

           "Thatisnotananswer,"repliedAthos."Whogoesthere?Answer,orwecharge."

           "Bewareofwhatyouareabout,gentlemen!"saidaclearvoicewhichseemedaccustomedtocommand.

           "Itissomesuperiorofficermakinghisnightrounds,"saidAthos."Whatdoyouwish,gentlemen?"

           "Whoareyou?"saidthesamevoice,inthesamecommandingtone."Answerinyourturn,oryoumayrepentofyourdisobedience."

           "King’sMusketeers,"saidAthos,moreandmoreconvincedthathewhointerrogatedthemhadtherighttodoso.

           "Whatcompany?"

           "CompanyofTreville."

           "Advance,andgiveanaccountofwhatyouaredoinghereatthishour."

           ThethreecompanionsadvancedratherhumblyforallwerenowconvincedthattheyhadtodowithsomeonemorepowerfulthanthemselvesleavingAthosthepostofspeaker.

           Oneofthetworiders,hewhohadspokensecond,wastenpacesinfrontofhiscompanion.AthosmadeasigntoPorthosandAramisalsotoremainintherear,andadvancedalone.

           "Yourpardon,myofficer,"saidAthos;"butwewereignorantwithwhomwehadtodo,andyoumayseethatweweregoodguard."

           "Yourname?"saidtheofficer,whocoveredapartofhisfacewithhiscloak.

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