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The Council of the Musketeers

           "Bravo!"saidAthos;"thatdoeshonortoyourimagination."

           "Allverywell,"saidPorthos,"butIshouldliketounderstand."

           "Letusdecampfirst,andyouwillunderstandafterward."

           "Amoment,gentlemen,amoment;giveGrimaudtimetoclearawaythebreakfast."

           "Ah,ah!"saidAramis,"theblackpointsandtheredpointsarevisiblyenlarging.Iamofd’Artagnan’sopinion;wehavenotimetoloseinregainingourcamp."

           "Myfaith,"saidAthos,"Ihavenothingtosayagainstaretreat.Webetupononehour,andwehavestayedanhourandahalf.Nothingcanbesaid;letusbeoff,gentlemen,letusbeoff!"

           Grimaudwasalreadyahead,withthebasketandthedessert.Thefourfriendsfollowed,tenpacesbehindhim.

           "Whatthedevilshallwedonow,gentlemen?"criedAthos.

           "Haveyouforgottenanything?"saidAramis.

           "Thewhiteflag,morbleu!Wemustnotleaveaflaginthehandsoftheenemy,evenifthatflagbebutanapkin."

           AndAthosranbacktothebastion,mountedtheplatform,andboreofftheflag;butastheRochellaishadarrivedwithinmusketrange,theyopenedaterriblefireuponthisman,whoappearedtoexposehimselfforpleasure’ssake.

           ButAthosmightbesaidtobearacharmedlife.Theballspassedandwhistledallaroundhim;notonestruckhim.

           Athoswavedhisflag,turninghisbackontheguardsofthecity,andsalutingthoseofthecamp.Onbothsidesloudcriesaroseontheonesidecriesofanger,ontheothercriesofenthusiasm.

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