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His Majesty King Louis XIII

           Athosinvitedd’Artagnantofollowthem;andalthoughignorantofthegame,whichhehadneverplayed,heaccepted,notknowingwhattodowithhistimefromnineo’clockinthemorning,asitthenscarcelywas,tilltwelve.

           ThetwoMusketeerswerealreadythere,andwereplayingtogether.Athos,whowasveryexpertinallbodilyexercises,passedwithd’Artagnantotheoppositesideandchallengedthem;butatthefirstefforthemade,althoughheplayedwithhislefthand,hefoundthathiswoundwasyettoorecenttoallowofsuchexertion.D’Artagnanremained,therefore,alone;andashedeclaredhewastooignorantofthegametoplayitregularlytheyonlycontinuedgivingballstooneanotherwithoutcounting.Butoneoftheseballs,launchedbyPorthos’herculeanhand,passedsoclosetod’Artagnan’sfacethathethoughtthatif,insteadofpassingnear,ithadhithim,hisaudiencewouldhavebeenprobablylost,asitwouldhavebeenimpossibleforhimtopresenthimselfbeforetheking.Now,asuponthisaudience,inhisGasconimagination,dependedhisfuturelife,hesalutedAramisandPorthospolitely,declaringthathewouldnotresumethegameuntilheshouldbepreparedtoplaywiththemonmoreequalterms,andwentandtookhisplacenearthecordandinthegallery.

           Unfortunatelyford’Artagnan,amongthespectatorswasoneofhisEminence’sGuardsmen,who,stillirritatedbythedefeatofhiscompanions,whichhadhappenedonlythedaybefore,hadpromisedhimselftoseizethefirstopportunityofavengingit.

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