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A Family Affair

           Inthemorning,ashewasmountinghishorse,d’Artagnan,whofeltatthebottomofhisheartapartialityfortheduke,tookPlanchetaside.

           "Listen,"saidhetohim."WhenyouhavegiventhelettertoLorddeWinterandhehasreadit,youwillfurthersaytohim:WatchoverhisGraceLordBuckingham,fortheywishtoassassinatehim.Butthis,Planchet,issoseriousandimportantthatIhavenotinformedmyfriendsthatIwouldentrustthissecrettoyou;andforacaptain’scommissionIwouldnotwriteit."

           "Besatisfied,monsieur,"saidPlanchet,"youshallseeifconfidencecanbeplacedinme."

           Mountedonanexcellenthorse,whichhewastoleaveattheendoftwentyleaguesinordertotakethepost,Planchetsetoffatagallop,hisspiritsalittledepressedbythetriplepromisemadehimbytheMusketeers,butotherwiseaslight-heartedaspossible.

           BazinsetoutthenextdayforTours,andwasallowedeightdaysforperforminghiscommission.

           Thefourfriends,duringtheperiodofthesetwoabsences,had,asmaywellbesupposed,theeyeonthewatch,thenosetothewind,andtheearonthehark.Theirdayswerepassedinendeavoringtocatchallthatwassaid,inobservingtheproceedingofthecardinal,andinlookingoutforallthecourierswhoarrived.Morethanonceaninvoluntarytremblingseizedthemwhencalleduponforsomeunexpectedservice.Theyhad,besides,tolookconstantlytotheirownpropersafety;Miladywasaphantomwhich,whenithadonceappearedtopeople,didnotallowthemtosleepveryquietly.

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