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The Sign of the Red Dovecot

           MonsieurAthos,dome,then,thehonortoaccompanyme;youandyourtwofriends,andthenIshallhaveanescorttoexciteenvyinhisMajesty,ifweshouldmeethim."

           ThethreeMusketeersbowedtothenecksoftheirhorses.

           "Well,uponmyhonor,"saidAthos,"yourEminenceisrightintakinguswithyou;wehaveseenseveralill-lookingfacesontheroad,andwehaveevenhadaquarrelattheRedDovecotwithfourofthosefaces."

           "Aquarrel,andwhatfor,gentlemen?"saidthecardinal;"youknowIdon’tlikequarrelers."

           "AndthatisthereasonwhyIhavethehonortoinformyourEminenceofwhathashappened;foryoumightlearnitfromothers,anduponafalseaccountbelieveustobeinfault."

           "Whathavebeentheresultsofyourquarrel?"saidthecardinal,knittinghisbrow.

           "Myfriend,Aramis,here,hasreceivedaslightswordwoundinthearm,butnotenoughtopreventhim,asyourEminencemaysee,frommountingtotheassaulttomorrow,ifyourEminenceordersanescalade."

           "Butyouarenotthementoallowswordwoundstobeinflicteduponyouthus,"saidthecardinal."Come,befrank,gentlemen,youhavesettledaccountswithsomebody!Confess;youknowIhavetherightofgivingabsolution."

           "I,monseigneur?"saidAthos."Ididnotevendrawmysword,butItookhimwhooffendedmeroundthebody,andthrewhimoutofthewindow.Itappearsthatinfalling,"continuedAthos,withsomehesitation,"hebrokehisthigh."

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