A Family Affair

           Athoshadinventedthephrase,familyaffair.Afamilyaffairwasnotsubjecttotheinvestigationofthecardinal;afamilyaffairconcernednobody.Peoplemightemploythemselvesinafamilyaffairbeforealltheworld.ThereforeAthoshadinventedthephrase,familyaffair.

           Aramishaddiscoveredtheidea,thelackeys.

           Porthoshaddiscoveredthemeans,thediamond.

           D’Artagnanalonehaddiscoverednothinghe,ordinarilythemostinventiveofthefour;butitmustbealsosaidthattheverynameofMiladyparalyzedhim.

           Ah!no,weweremistaken;hehaddiscoveredapurchaserforhisdiamond.

           ThebreakfastatM.deTreville’swasasgayandcheerfulaspossible.D’ArtagnanalreadyworehisuniformforbeingnearlyofthesamesizeasAramis,andasAramiswassoliberallypaidbythepublisherwhopurchasedhispoemastoallowhimtobuyeverythingdouble,hesoldhisfriendacompleteoutfit.

           D’ArtagnanwouldhavebeenattheheightofhiswishesifhehadnotconstantlyseenMiladylikeadarkcloudhoveringinthehorizon.

           Afterbreakfast,itwasagreedthattheyshouldmeetagainintheeveningatAthos’slodging,andtherefinishtheirplans.

           D’ArtagnanpassedthedayinexhibitinghisMusketeer’suniformineverystreetofthecamp.

           Intheevening,attheappointedhour,thefourfriendsmet.ThereonlyremainedthreethingstodecidewhattheyshouldwritetoMilady’sbrother;whattheyshouldwritetothecleverpersonatTours;andwhichshouldbethelackeystocarrytheletters.

           Everyoneofferedhisown.

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