The Council of the Musketeers

           AsAthoshadforeseen,thebastionwasonlyoccupiedbyadozencorpses,FrenchandRochellais.

           "Gentlemen,"saidAthos,whohadassumedthecommandoftheexpedition,"whileGrimaudspreadsthetable,letusbeginbycollectingthegunsandcartridgestogether.Wecantalkwhileperformingthatnecessarytask.Thesegentlemen,"addedhe,pointingtothebodies,"cannothearus."

           "Butwecouldthrowthemintotheditch,"saidPorthos,"afterhavingassuredourselvestheyhavenothingintheirpockets."

           "Yes,"saidAthos,"that’sGrimaud’sbusiness."

           "Well,then,"criedd’Artagnan,"prayletGrimaudsearchthemandthrowthemoverthewalls."

           "Heavenforfend!"saidAthos;"theymayserveus."

           "Thesebodiesserveus?"saidPorthos."Youaremad,dearfriend."

           "Judgenotrashly,saythegospelandthecardinal,"repliedAthos."Howmanyguns,gentlemen?"

           "Twelve,"repliedAramis.

           "Howmanyshots?"

           "Ahundred."

           "That’squiteasmanyasweshallwant.Letusloadtheguns."

           ThefourMusketeerswenttowork;andastheywereloadingthelastmusketGrimaudannouncedthatthebreakfastwasready.

           Athosreplied,alwaysbygestures,thatthatwaswell,andindicatedtoGrimaud,bypointingtoaturretthatresembledapeppercaster,thathewastostandassentinel.Only,toalleviatethetediousnessoftheduty,Athosallowedhimtotakealoaf,twocutlets,andabottleofwine.

           "Andnowtotable,"saidAthos.

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