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           Thecardinalbecameaspaleasdeath;lightningdartedfromhiseyes.HeturnedroundasiftogiveanordertoCahusacandHoudiniere.Athossawthemovement;hemadeasteptowardthemuskets,uponwhichtheotherthreefriendshadfixedtheireyes,likemenill-disposedtoallowthemselvestobetaken.Thecardinalistswerethree;theMusketeers,lackeysincluded,wereseven.Hejudgedthatthematchwouldbesomuchthelessequal,ifAthosandhiscompanionswerereallyplotting;andbyoneofthoserapidturnswhichhealwayshadatcommand,allhisangerfadedawayintoasmile.

           "Well,well!"saidhe,"youarebraveyoungmen,proudindaylight,faithfulindarkness.Wecanfindnofaultwithyouforwatchingoveryourselves,whenyouwatchsocarefullyoverothers.Gentlemen,IhavenotforgottenthenightinwhichyouservedmeasanescorttotheRedDovecot.IftherewereanydangertobeapprehendedontheroadIamgoing,Iwouldrequestyoutoaccompanyme;butasthereisnone,remainwhereyouare,finishyourbottles,yourgame,andyourletter.Adieu,gentlemen!"

           Andremountinghishorse,whichCahusacledtohim,hesalutedthemwithhishand,androdeaway.

           Thefouryoungmen,standingandmotionless,followedhimwiththeireyeswithoutspeakingasingleworduntilhehaddisappeared.Thentheylookedatoneanother.

           Thecountenancesofallgaveevidenceofterror,fornotwithstandingthefriendlyadieuofhisEminence,theyplainlyperceivedthatthecardinalwentawaywithrageinhisheart.

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