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A Family Affair

           "Doubtless,"saidAramis,"forwenotonlyrequiretobewellservedinordertosucceed,butmoreover,nottofail;forincaseoffailure,headsareinquestion,notforourlackeys—"

           "Speaklower,Aramis,"saidAthos.

           "That’swisenotforthelackeys,"resumedAramis,"butforthemasterforthemasters,wemaysay.Areourlackeyssufficientlydevotedtoustorisktheirlivesforus?No."

           "Myfaith,"saidd’Artagnan."IwouldalmostanswerforPlanchet."

           "Well,mydearfriend,addtohisnaturaldevotednessagoodsumofmoney,andthen,insteadofansweringforhimonce,answerforhimtwice."

           "Why,goodGod!youwillbedeceivedjustthesame,"saidAthos,whowasanoptimistwhenthingswereconcerned,andapessimistwhenmenwereinquestion."Theywillpromiseeverythingforthesakeofthemoney,andontheroadfearwillpreventthemfromacting.Oncetaken,theywillbepressed;whenpressed,theywillconfesseverything.Whatthedevil!wearenotchildren.ToreachEngland"—Athosloweredhisvoice—"allFrance,coveredwithspiesandcreaturesofthecardinal,mustbecrossed.Apassportforembarkationmustbeobtained;andthepartymustbeacquaintedwithEnglishinordertoaskthewaytoLondon.Really,Ithinkthethingverydifficult."

           "Notatall,"criedd’Artagnan,whowasanxiousthemattershouldbeaccomplished;"onthecontrary,Ithinkitveryeasy.

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