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The King’s Musketeers and the Cardinal’s Guards

           D’ArtagnanandCahusacsprangforwardatthesameinstant,theonetorecover,theothertoobtain,thesword;butd’Artagnan,beingthemoreactive,reacheditfirstandplacedhisfootuponit.

           CahusacimmediatelyrantotheGuardsmanwhomAramishadkilled,seizedhisrapier,andreturnedtowardd’Artagnan;butonhiswayhemetAthos,whoduringhisreliefwhichd’Artagnanhadprocuredhimhadrecoveredhisbreath,andwho,forfearthatd’Artagnanwouldkillhisenemy,wishedtoresumethefight.

           D’ArtagnanperceivedthatitwouldbedisobligingAthosnottoleavehimalone;andinafewminutesCahusacfell,withaswordthrustthroughhisthroat.

           AtthesameinstantAramisplacedhisswordpointonthebreastofhisfallenenemy,andforcedhimtoaskformercy.

           ThereonlythenremainedPorthosandBicarat.Porthosmadeathousandflourishes,askingBicaratwhato’clockitcouldbe,andofferinghimhiscomplimentsuponhisbrother’shavingjustobtainedacompanyintheregimentofNavarre;but,jestashemight,hegainednothing.Bicaratwasoneofthoseironmenwhoneverfelldead.

           Nevertheless,itwasnecessarytofinish.Thewatchmightcomeupandtakeallthecombatants,woundedornot,royalistsorcardinalists.Athos,Aramis,andd’ArtagnansurroundedBicarat,andrequiredhimtosurrender.Thoughaloneagainstallandwithawoundinhisthigh,Bicaratwishedtoholdout;butJussac,whohadrisenuponhiselbow,criedouttohimtoyield.

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